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all three of them named after three of the men
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who signed the death warrant of King Charles I
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in 1649 and later hid out in New Haven,
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which was a radically puritan colony which gave them asylum
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after the return of the king.
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Our suburb of Hamden is named after John Hampden who,
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in 1637,
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stood up against the policies of King Charles I and
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tried to fight him in a landmark legal case.
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And if you start turning to other place names in Connecticut
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it just gets ridiculous.
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We have New London, okay, as old London.