Greenwich CT is a town in southwestern Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
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10 Facts About Greenwich CT
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The largest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast, Greenwich CT is home to many hedge funds and other financial services firms.
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Greenwich CT is a principal community of the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, which comprises all of Fairfield County.
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Greenwich CT is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut as well as in the six-state region of New England.
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Town of Greenwich CT was settled in 1640, by the agents Robert Feaks and Captain Daniel Patrick, for Governor Theophilus Eaton of New Haven Colony, who purchased the land from the Siwanoy Indians in exchange of 25 English coats.
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Many years, Greenwich CT Point, was open only to town residents and their guests.
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The lower courts disagreed, but the Supreme Court of Connecticut agreed, and Greenwich CT was forced to amend its beach access policy to all four beaches in 2001.
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Additionally, Greenwich CT is often further divided into several smaller, unofficial neighborhoods.
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Great Captain Island is off the coast of Greenwich CT, and includes the southernmost point in Connecticut.
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