<P> Until the late nineteenth century Connecticut agriculture included tobacco farms . Intensive family Burger who in immigrants from the West Indies, Puerto Rico, and the black South . In the off - season they turn to the cities for temporary apartments, schooling and services, but with the decline of tobacco they moved there permanently . </P> <P> With newly "reconquered" land, the Pequots initiated plans for the construction of a multimillion - dollar casino complex to be built on reservation land . The Foxwoods Casino was completed in 1992 and the enormous revenue it received made the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation one of the wealthiest in the country . With the newfound money, great educational and cultural initiatives were carried out, including the construction of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center . The Mohegan Reservation gained political recognition shortly thereafter and, in 1994, opened another successful casino (Mohegan Sun) near the town of Uncasville . The economic recession that began in 2007 took a heavy toll of receipts, and by 2012 both the Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods were deeply in debt . </P> <P> Casinos provide an example of the shift in the economy away from manufacturing to entertainment, such as ESPN, financial services, including hedge funds and pharmaceutical firms such as Pfizer . </P> <P> In the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 65 state residents were killed . The vast majority were Fairfield County residents who were working in the World Trade Center . Greenwich lost 12 residents, Stamford and Norwalk each lost nine and Darien lost six . A state memorial was later set up at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport . The New York City skyline can be seen from the park . </P>

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