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Newtown High School (Connecticut)

Newtown High School is an accredited public high school in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. As of 2010–11 school year, the school serves 1,731 grade 9–12 students and employs more than 123 full time equivalent teachers. It is the only high school of the Newtown Public Schools. Newtown High has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges since 1948 and was awarded the Blue Ribbon Award for Schools of Excellence in 2000.

Located at 41.414, -73.2758 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Newtown, Connecticut, Schools in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Blue Ribbon schools in Connecticut, Public high schools in Connecticut, Educational institutions established in 1948

Sandy Hook, Connecticut

Sandy Hook is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut. Sandy Hook was founded in 1711. It borders the Botsford section of town, Newtown borough, and also the towns of Southbury and Oxford along the Housatonic River. The village of Sandy Hook includes the communities of Berkshire, Riverside, Walnut Tree Hill, and Zoar.

Located at 41.42, -73.2819 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Newtown, Connecticut, Villages in Connecticut

Pomperaug River

The Pomperaug River is a 13.4-mile-long river in the US state of Connecticut. The two main tributaries to the Pomperaug are the Nonnewaug River and the Weekeepeemee River. It is at the confluence of these two rivers in Woodbury that the Pomperaug forms. It flows through Woodbury and the town of Southbury, where it empties into the Housatonic River at Lake Zoar. The Pomperaug is the namesake for the nearby Pomperaug High School.

Located at 41.442, -73.2556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Litchfield County, Connecticut, Rivers of New Haven County, Connecticut

Lillinonah Trail

The Lillinonah Trail is a 5.9-mile Blue-Blazed hiking trail "system" in the lower Housatonic River valley in Fairfield County and, today, is entirely in Newtown. Most of the trail is in the upper block of Paugussett State Forest. The mainline (official "Blue-Blazed") trail circles the Paugussett State Forest "upper block". The west, north and east portions of the trail are shared with the northern section of Al's Trail—a ten mile trail in Newtown.

Located at 41.46, -73.31 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lake Lillinonah

Lake Lillinonah is located in Fairfield and Litchfield counties of western Connecticut, in the northeastern United States. It is the second largest lake in Connecticut, smaller only than Candlewood Lake. The lake is bordered by six towns: Brookfield, Bridgewater, Newtown, New Milford, Roxbury, and Southbury. It was formed in 1955 by impoundment of the Housatonic River and the Shepaug River by the Shepaug Dam which was built by the Connecticut Light and Power Company.

Located at 41.469, -73.312 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Lakes of Connecticut, Landforms of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Landforms of Litchfield County, Connecticut

St. Rose of Lima Church (Newtown, Connecticut)

St. Rose of Lima Church is a Roman Catholic parish church at 46 Church Hill Road in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. It is under the authority of the Diocese of Bridgeport, and was founded under the patronage of St. Rose of Lima, the first person born in the Americas to be canonized by the Catholic Church.

Located at 41.4155, -73.2995 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roman Catholic churches in Connecticut, Colonial Revival architecture in Connecticut, Roman Catholic parishes of Diocese of Bridgeport, Newtown, Connecticut, Churches in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1859 establishments in the United States, Roman Catholic churches completed in the 1960s, 1960s architecture in the United States

Shepaug Dam

Shepaug Dam (National ID # CT00232) is a dam located between Newtown in Fairfield County and Southbury in New Haven County, Connecticut. The concrete dam was constructed in 1955 by the Connecticut Light and Power Company, with a height of 140 feet, and a length at its crest of 1412 feet. It impounds the Housatonic River and the Shepaug River for hydroelectric power. The dam is owned and operated by the power company Northeast Utilities.

Located at 41.4481, -73.2955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Dams in Connecticut, Dams completed in 1955, Energy infrastructure completed in 1955, Buildings and structures in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Buildings and structures in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States power company dams, Hydroelectric power plants in Connecticut, Newtown, Connecticut, Southbury, Connecticut

Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza, 20, fatally shot twenty children and six adult staff members in a mass murder at Sandy Hook Elementary School in the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut. Before driving to the school, Lanza had shot and killed his mother Nancy at their Newtown home. As first responders arrived, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head.

Located at 41.42, -73.2786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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