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Norwalk
Connecticut, United States
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Bridge destroyed in I-95 fire in Norwalk, Conn. reopens
• Dec. 3, 2024, 3:26 AM ET (CBS)
New Fairfield Avenue Bridge over I-95 in Norwalk, Conn. after fiery crash destroyed it
• Dec. 2, 2024, 9:48 PM ET (CBS)
Norwalk, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Norwalk, Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Norwalk River. Roger Ludlow purchased the land from the Norwalk (Norwaake, or Naramauke) Indians in 1640, and the area was settled by colonists from Hartford in 1649. In 1779, during the American Revolution, the settlement was burned by loyalist forces under Major General William Tryon. It was from Norwalk that Nathan Hale crossed Long Island Sound to Long Island, where he was captured by the British and executed as a spy. The manufacture of hats was long ...(100 of 266 words)