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New Britain

a city in Hartford co., Conn.; on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad; 10 miles S. W. of Hartford. Here are a high school, State Normal School, public library, technical school, New Britain Institute, hospital, electric lights, street railroads, waterworks on the gravity system, daily and weekly newspapers, and several National banks. It has manufactories of hardware, in which it ranks first in the United States, electrical supplies, hosiery, cutlery, gas and water motors, steam engines and boilers, bolts and hinges, malleable castings, plain and fancy locks, machine needles, brick, edge tools, wood screws, etc. The assessed property valuation exceeds $58,- 000,000. Pop. (1910) 43,916; (1920) 59,316.

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