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Wallingford

Connecticut, United States
Also known as: East River
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Wallingford, urban town (township), New Haven county, south-central Connecticut, U.S. It lies along the Quinnipiac River northeast of New Haven. The land was purchased from Montowese, son of an Indian chief, in 1638 for 12 cloth coats. It was set off from New Haven and opened to white settlers in 1667. Originally called East River, it was incorporated in 1670 and renamed for Wallingford, England. The borough of Wallingford, incorporated in 1853, was consolidated with...

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