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Place Name
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Barkhamsted
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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3,369 (1990)
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Location
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Litchfield County, Connecticut (CT), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°55'N
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Longitude
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72°58'W
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Barkhamsted
, town (1990 pop. 3,369), Litchfield co., N Conn.,
18 mi/29 km NW of Hartford, and on West and
East branches of Farmington R.; 41°55'N 72°58'W. Dam on East
Branch, here, forms Barkhamsted Reservoir
(8 mi/12.9 km long). Includes villages of
Pleasant Valley and Riverton (Hitchcock chairs made here after 1818).
State forests. Inc. 1779.
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