Aspetuck

Aspetuck

Aspetuck is a neighborhood or section in the town of Easton in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town of Easton has one political body, but Aspetuck is considered a geographical subdivision.

The neighborhood is located on the banks of the Aspetuck River bordering the town of Weston and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its 18th-century houses as well as for being the place where Helen Keller lived out her later years.

The word Aspetuck, is from a Native American language, meaning a "height," or "high place."


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