๐บ๐ธ Brooklyn is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town centre village is listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a place. The district of East Brooklyn is listed as a separate place.
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75ย kmยฒ), of which, 29.0 square miles (75ย kmยฒ) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52ย kmยฒ) of it (0.58%) is water.
History Brooklyn was settled in the late 17th century and incorporated as its own town in 1786. It is named for the Quinebaug River, or Brook Line, which forms its eastern boundary. Brooklyn was originally land of the Wabaquasset. It was incorporated as a town separate from Canterbury and Pomfret in May 1786. It is home to the Brooklyn Fair, America's oldest continuously operating agricultural fair, as well as the Brooklyn Correctional Institution, a state-run medium security prison.
Brooklyn held the 1833 trial of Prudence Crandall, a schoolteacher charged with the crime of educating black female students in nearby Canterbury.
Brooklyn is the final resting place of Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam. Though he was originally buried in an above ground tomb in Brooklyn's South Cemetery, his remains had to be moved due to excessive visitors. In 1888, a statue of Putnam mounted on a horse was erected, and his sarcophagus placed in the foundation. The statue stands slightly south of the town green, in front of the post office. Brooklyn is also home of the Middle School Bobcats and Elementary School Bears.
The town historical society operates the Brooklyn Historical Society Museum, which includes the Daniel Putnam Tyler Law Office.
Villages โข Allen Hill โข Barrett Hill โข Brooklyn Center โข Bush Hill โข East Brooklyn โข Stetson's Corners โข Tatnic Hill โข West Village โข West Wauregan.
Historic Places โข Brooklyn Green Historic District โ (added October 23, 1982) โข Bush Hill Historic District โ (added March 10, 1987). โข Putnam Farm โ Spaulding Road (added April 11, 1982) โข Trinity Church โ Church Street (added November 15, 1970) โข Unitarian Meetinghouse โ (added December 9, 1972) โข Quinebaug Mill-Quebec Square Historic District โ Roughly bounded by Quinebaug River, Quebec Square, Elm and South Main Streets (added August 29, 1985).
Brooklyn has a population of over 8,450 people. Brooklyn also forms part of the wider Windham County which has a population of over 116,418 people. Brooklyn is situated near Windham.
๐บ๐ธ Downers Grove 41.783
๐บ๐ธ Torrington 41.8
๐บ๐ธ West Hartford 41.767
๐บ๐ธ Manchester 41.767
๐จ๐ฆ Sherbrooke -71.889
๐จ๐ฆ Saint-Raymond -71.833
๐บ๐ธ Leominster -71.75
๐ฉ๐ด Monte Cristi -71.65
๐จ๐ฑ Valparaรญso -71.619
๐จ๐ฑ San Carlos -71.95
๐ญ๐น Trou-du-Nord -72.017
๐บ๐ธ New London -72.1
๐ญ๐น Cap-Haรฏtien -72.199
Locations Near: Brooklyn -71.9333,41.7833
๐บ๐ธ Windham -72.167,41.717 d: 20.7
๐บ๐ธ Norwich -72.083,41.55 d: 28.8
๐บ๐ธ New London -72.1,41.355 d: 49.6
๐บ๐ธ East Greenwich -71.483,41.65 d: 40.2
๐บ๐ธ Cranston -71.45,41.767 d: 40.1
๐บ๐ธ Worcester -71.802,42.263 d: 54.5
๐บ๐ธ Providence -71.417,41.817 d: 43
๐บ๐ธ Vernon -72.45,41.833 d: 43.2
๐บ๐ธ South Kingstown -71.517,41.433 d: 52.1
Antipodal to: Brooklyn 108.067,-41.783
๐ฆ๐บ Bunbury 115.637,-33.327 d: 18863.1
๐ฆ๐บ Albany 117.867,-35.017 d: 18878.3
๐ฆ๐บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18783.8
๐ฆ๐บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18758.9
๐ฆ๐บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18743.8
๐ฆ๐บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18721.6
๐ฆ๐บ Perth 115.857,-31.953 d: 18722.1
๐ฆ๐บ Guildford 115.973,-31.9 d: 18711.6