Hundreds of similar aqueducts were built throughout the Roman Empire, although the systems were not as extensive as those supplying Rome itself. Many of them have since collapsed or been destroyed, but a number of intact portions remain.
The American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) was named as Connecticut's Official State Fish in 2003. The Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) was adopted as the Connecticut's Official State Shellfish in 1989. In 1940 there were 6,200 dairies in Connecticut.
Many of New England's earliest Puritan settlers were from eastern England, where baking foods such as pies, beans, and turkey were more common than frying as was the tradition elsewhere. Two prominent characteristic foodstuffs native to New England are maple syrup and cranberries.