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Locator map highlighting Stamford in southwestern Connecticut, United States, near the border with New York and along Long Island Sound. Surrounding states including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are labeled, with major bodies of water such as Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean shown. An inset globe in the upper left corner marks the region's location in the northeastern United States. Stamford
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Locator map highlighting Stamford in southwestern Connecticut, United States, near the border with New York and along Long Island Sound. Surrounding states including New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine are labeled, with major bodies of water such as Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean shown. An inset globe in the upper left corner marks the region's location in the northeastern United States.
Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford

Connecticut, United States
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Stamford, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Stamford, Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S. It lies at the mouth of the Rippowam River on Long Island Sound and is 36 miles (58 km) northeast of New York City. The town was founded in 1641 by 28 pioneers from Wethersfield (near Hartford) and was named for its English counterpart in 1642. The borough of Stamford was incorporated within the town in 1830. Stamford was a farming...

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