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Originally Posted by MattD
Meriden, CT
- Location chosen for the filming of Jacknife (1989 film staring Robert DeNiro)
- Known as the home of the first steamed cheeseburger
- Home of Hubbard Park, the largest municipal park in all of New England
- Home of the National Shaving & Barbershop Museum 
- Known as the "silver city" during the 1800s due to the large amounts of silver products manufactured |
Here's a few more about Meriden, CT:
- Birthplace of
Tomie dePaola, renowned children's book author.
- Was named "The Nation's Ideal War Community" in 1944 due to the strong and patriotic war effortr displayed by our town and its companies.
- Actually we are still known as "The Silver City of the World", because of such companies as International Silver (Insilco), New Departure, and Napier all originated in our town. (Chances are that if you own real silverware from before the 1940s, it was likely made in Meriden.)
- Home of
East and West Peaks, the highest mountain within 25 miles of the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Maine.