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 Forklift Masts Stamford - Situated within Fairfield County within the state of Connecticut, United States, Stamford is a bustling city with a population of roughly 122,643. As of 2010, it is the 4th biggest city in Connecticut and the eighth biggest city in New England. The city of Stamford is a part of the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk Metro area.
The Metro-North Railroad is a commuter rail system used for metropolitan NYC, travels via the New Haven Line through the city of Stamford. These trains provide faster travel into Stamford City. In one hour drive of Stamford City are a total of six main airports such as the Newark Liberty International Airport, which is located within the state of New Jersey and the John F. Kennedy International Airport, which is located in New York.
The area around the existing Stamford was once referred to as Rippowam by the native area residents. The first European settlers likewise utilized this name until it was later switched to Stamford, a name that is derived from a town within Lincolnshire, England. On the 1st of July, the year 1640, Captain Turner of the New Haven Colony and Chief Ponus signed the deed to Stamford. Because of Stamford's proximity to New York, the main industry of the city of Stamford during the 18th century become merchandising by water.
During 1692, Stamford likewise had its own witch trials, even if it wasn't as popular as the Salem witch trial. Even though the accusations were not as fanatical as those that were thrown around in Salem, they grew to prominence through gossip and hysterics.
New York inhabitants started to build summer houses on the beach in the late 19th century. Some even transferred there permanently and commuted to Manhattan City by train, though this practice did not become commonplace until much later. In the year 1893 the city of Stamford was incorporated.
Located in the city of Stamford, there are several corporate headquarters, such as lots of Fortune 1000, Courant 100 and Fortune 500 companies. Amongst the largest headquarters that are situated within Stamford are Pitney Bowes, Tasty Bite and World Wrestling Entertainment. Moreover, Stamford is home to the Norther American Head office of UBS. The Royal Bank of Scotland runs its North American operations from Stamford, including its RBS Greenwich Capital subsidiary.
Due to the high rental costs in the city, numerous huge corporations such as Xerox, MeadWestvaco, International Paper, GE Capital, NBC and Clairol have moved their offices outside of the city of Stamford.
The University of Connecticut, the University of Bridgeport, and Sacred Heart University all have university campuses situated within the city of Stamford. The University of Connecticut's campus was opened during 1998 within a huge, newly renovated building located downtown, which was the former home of a large Bloomingdales store. The two other university campuses are situated in the River Bend Executive Center, that is Fairfield County's leading information and communication center. All of these are commuter campuses.
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