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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | Lower Connecticut River Valley region |
| Headquarters | 145 Denison Road,Essex, CT 06426 |
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| Website | rivercog.org |
TheLower Connecticut River Valley is a region of the state ofConnecticut around the juncture where theConnecticut River meetsLong Island Sound. It includes towns inMiddlesex County and the western edge ofNew London County. It is located in the southeastern-central part of the state and includes the seventeen towns of Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Middletown, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland and Westbrook.
Route 154 (formerly Route 9A) runs along the river starting inMiddletown and ending inOld Saybrook. The road is designated as a scenic highway, popular with motorcycle tourists. State Route 9 runs through Cromwell and Middletown and extends to the shoreline where it connects with Interstate 95 in Old Saybrook.
The region is known for its picturesque riverside scenery, small river and shoreline towns, and tourist attractions such as theGoodspeed Opera House, theEssex Steam Train, Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park, Powder Ridge Mountain Park and Resort, the Traveler's Professional Golf Championship at TPC at River Highlands, Lyman Orchards, Lyman Orchards Golf Courses, Fox Hopyard Golf Course andGillette Castle. Middletown, the region's largest town, is one of Connecticut's smaller cities and the location of Wesleyan University.
The oldest archeological founds in the area have been dated back to circa8000 BC (as of January 1984).[1]
The following municipalities are members of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments (LCRVCOG):
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