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Middletown is a city in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, it is 16 miles (26 kilometers) south of Hartford. Middletown is the largest city in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
- Wadsworth Falls State Park. In the early 20th century this beautiful parcel of land, comprising waterfalls, streams, forest and meadows, belonged to Colonel Clarence C. Wadsworth (1871-1941).
- Wesleyan University. Established in 1831 this private liberal arts university counts the likes of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bill Belichick among its alumni.
- Downtown Middletown. Framed by the Metacomet Ridge and Connecticut River, Middletown has a downtown area that is both scenic and vibrant. Along seven walkable blocks of Main Street there are some 200 businesses, many with elegant old storefronts.
- Kidcity Children’s Museum. For kids aged 1-7, Kidcity is three floors of experiential learning at the historic Camp-Sterns House (1835). This building was lifted onto a truck and moved a few hundred feet to this spot in 1997.
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Middletown, city, coextensive with the town (township) of Middletown, Middlesex county, central Connecticut, U.S., on the Connecticut River. Settled by Puritans in 1650 and incorporated as a town in 1651, it occupies the site of the Indian village of Mattabesec (Mattabesett).
The city of Middletown, located in Middlesex County, lies along the west side of the Connecticut River in the central part of the state. Incorporated as a town in 1650 under its original Native American name of Mattabeseck, it received its present name in 1653.
