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Location in Windham County and the state of Connecticut.
State Connecticut Putnam is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
Putnam, originally known as Aspinock, then part of Killingly, is a New England foundry town incorporated in 1855.
Created from sections of Killingly, Pomfret, and Thompson, the town was titled in honor of Revolutionary War General Israel Putnam.
On August 19, 1955, Putnam was devastated by floods from torrential downpours caused by two hurricanes, which hit Connecticut inside the span of a week.
Hurricane Connie affected Connecticut on August 13, dropping between four and six inches (152 mm) of precipitation across the state.
In 2006, the town made nationwide news after an individual was shot twice by masked robbers while waiting in a group overnight outside a small-town Wal-Mart for the release of the Play - Station 3 video game console.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 20.4 square miles (52.8 km ), of which, 20.3 square miles (52.6 km ) are territory and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km ) (0.54%) is water.
The town is drained by the Quinebaug River, which runs north and south through the center of town.
A tributary of the Quinebaug, the Five Mile River, runs north and south through East Putnam.
Putnam has common boundaries with Thompson on the north (approx.
Route 44, Connecticut Route 12, Connecticut Route 21 and Connecticut Route 171.
Putnam District Putnam Heights East Putnam In the town, the populace was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $51,171 and the median income for a family was $63,030.
Putnam Square, about 1915 Israel Putnam School, ca.
Putnam Elementary School K-5th undertaking Putnam Middle School 6th-8th undertaking Putnam High School 9th-12th undertaking Putnam Science Academy Private school for students in Grades 9-12 wanting to further their education in the world of science.
Putnam Science Academy has entered and won the Connecticut Science Olympiad for four years in a row (2004 2005, 2005 2006, 2006 2007, and 2007 2008). Hacibey Catalbasoglu and Ahmet Sirrik won 1st place for Putnam Science Academy in Entomology at the 2006 National Science Olympiad hosted at Indiana University.
Putnam Town Hall - historic building on 126 Church Street and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Putnam Railroad Station - historic train station at 35 and 45-47 Main Street and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Dempsey (1915-1989) - Mayor of Putnam, Governor of Connecticut Putnam Town Hall bell, now in Rotary Park 2007 Division C - State Results - Connecticut Science Olympiad - (Microsoft Excel *.XLS document) 2008 Division C - State Results - Connecticut Science Olympiad - (Microsoft Excel *.XLS document) Town of Putnam Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam Putnam Science Academy Putnam CT Web Index State of Connecticut Municipalities and communities of Windham County, Connecticut, United States
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