Plastics Reduction Summary

Semper Paratus

The U.S. Coast Guard ran an enlisted training facility at Groton's Avery Point campus from 1942-1967.

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Banjos, mandolins and ukuleles were produced by Groton’s Bacon Banjo Co. from 1920-1938.

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Electric Boat Expects to Hire 14,000 Workers in the Next 12 Years

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The average travel time for employees commuting to Groton is 19 minutes.

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Groton is home to the only regulation size outdoor roller hockey rink in Connecticut.

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Built between 1826 and 1830, Groton's granite obelisk is the oldest of its type in the Country

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In 1954, Electric Boat launched the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear powered submarine

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A 1916 Donald Ross design, Shennecossett is ranked by Golf.com as a top 50 course for under $50

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Mystic Pizza was the inspiration for the1988 film that launched Julia Roberts' career.

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In 1800's, Groton mathematician Nathan Daboll and his family published the New England Almanac.

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