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Pequonnock River

AC with 0 elementsGeography of Bridgeport, ConnecticutLong Island SoundMonroe, ConnecticutRivers of Connecticut
Rivers of Fairfield County, ConnecticutTrumbull, Connecticut
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The Pequonnock River is a 16.7-mile-long (26.9 km) waterway in eastern Fairfield County, Connecticut. Its watershed is located in five communities, with the majority of it located within Monroe, Trumbull, and Bridgeport. The river has a penchant for flooding, particularly in spring since the removal of a retention dam in Trumbull in the 1950s. There seems to be a sharp difference of opinion among historians as to just what the Indian word Pequonnock signifies. Some insist it meant cleared field or open ground; others are sure it meant broken ground; while a third group is certain it meant place of slaughter or place of destruction.

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06601 Bridgeport
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