keywords: state of connecticut, landmarks, industry, manufacturing, schools, farming, shoreline beaches, churches
Synopsis: Within its compact borders, Connecticut has forested hills, urban skylines, shoreline beaches, white-steeple colonial churches, and historic village greens... (read more)
Scenes Include:
A drive along the famed Merritt Parkway, Nathan Hale statue, a placard marks the birthplace of John Brown, and the Beecher homestead (birthplace of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe) is featured. Since colonial time Connecticut has been a manufacturing leader.
State Capitol in Hartford, aerial view of New Haven, Yale University, University of Connecticut, New London at the mouth of the Thames River, Groton, Ocean Beach, and scenes of sailboats and a polo match.