CITY

Population:
35202 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1740

County:
Litchfield County

Settled in 1735, incorporated as a town in 1740, city in 1923.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Brown	Activist	9-May-1800	2-Dec-1859	Led the raid on Harper's Ferry
Dick Ebersol	Journalist	28-Jul-1947		Chairman of NBC Sports

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Carl Van Doren	Author	10-Sep-1885	18-Jul-1950	The American Novel
Mark Van Doren	Poet	13-Jun-1894	10-Dec-1972	The Happy Critic

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