Connecticut panhandle and "The Oblong"A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong. From Low's EncyclopaediaMap of Philipse Patent (showing the Oblong and Gore)
The irregularity in the boundary is the result of territorial disputes in the late 17th century between the British colonies of New York and Connecticut. In an agreement on November 28, 1683 that established the New York–Connecticut border as 20 miles (32 km) east of the Hudson River, New York gave up its claim to this area of 61,660 acres (249.5 km2) east of the Byram River, whose residents considered themselves part of Connecticut. In exchange, New York received an equivalent area consisting of a 1.81 mile-wide (2.91 km) strip of land known as the "Oblong" running northwards from Ridgefield, Connecticut to the Massachusetts border, alongside the New York counties of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess. New York was also given undisputed claim to Rye, New York.[2][3][4][5][6]
connecticut, panhandle, southwestern, appendage, connecticut, where, abuts, york, state, contained, entirely, fairfield, county, includes, greenwich, stamford, canaan, darien, well, parts, norwalk, wilton, some, most, expensive, residential, real, estate, unit. The Connecticut panhandle is the southwestern appendage of Connecticut where it abuts New York State It is contained entirely in Fairfield County and includes all of Greenwich Stamford New Canaan and Darien 1 as well as parts of Norwalk and Wilton It has some of the most expensive residential real estate in the United States Connecticut panhandle and The Oblong A 1799 map of Connecticut which shows The Oblong From Low s EncyclopaediaMap of Philipse Patent showing the Oblong and Gore The irregularity in the boundary is the result of territorial disputes in the late 17th century between the British colonies of New York and Connecticut In an agreement on November 28 1683 that established the New York Connecticut border as 20 miles 32 km east of the Hudson River New York gave up its claim to this area of 61 660 acres 249 5 km2 east of the Byram River whose residents considered themselves part of Connecticut In exchange New York received an equivalent area consisting of a 1 81 mile wide 2 91 km strip of land known as the Oblong running northwards from Ridgefield Connecticut to the Massachusetts border alongside the New York counties of Westchester Putnam and Dutchess New York was also given undisputed claim to Rye New York 2 3 4 5 6 See also editPhilipse Patent Border disputes between New York and Connecticut Settling of the boundaryReferences edit Frank R Abate 2001 Connecticut Trivia Thomas Nelson Inc p 19 ISBN 9781558539259 Mark Stein 2008 How the States Got Their Shapes HarperCollins pp 198 199 ISBN 9780061431395 Surveying Connecticut s Borders ConnecticutHistory org connecticuthistory org Retrieved July 19 2018 CT NY MA Tri Point www ctmq org Retrieved July 19 2018 The Oblong in Pawling A History of a Quaker Hill Community in the Hudson Valley Retrieved July 19 2018 About Town The Oblong The Ridgefield Press The Ridgefield Press September 6 2016 Archived from the original on July 19 2018 Retrieved July 19 2018 External links editConnecticut s panhandle 41 07 01 N 73 29 56 W 41 117 N 73 499 W 41 117 73 499 Connecticut Pandhandle nbsp This Connecticut state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Connecticut panhandle amp oldid 1198270562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
