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| Connecticut Facts |
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In 1705, copper was discovered in Simsbury, Connecticut. Later, the copper mine became the infamous New-Gate Prison of the Revolutionary War. Doctor Samuel Higley of Simsbury started the first copper coinage in America in 1737. |
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The first golf tournament in Connecticut for women only was held in Waterbury on June 12, 1917. |
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Connecticut is home to the first hamburger (1895), Polaroid camera (1934), helicopter (1939), and color television (1948). |
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