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.
Mystic Pizza became famous for the movie starring Julia Roberts. We are famous for alot of the great seafood restaurants along the shoreline. Connecticut is famous for the first hamburger,<br />One day in the year 1900 a man dashed into a small New Haven luncheonette and asked for a quick meal that he could eat on the run.
The rumors gave Connecticut still another nickname: Nutmeg State. A nutmeg is the kernel of a tropical fruit which is widely used as a spice. Nutmeg trees, which grow to be 70 feet tall, are evergreens.Each tree produces about 2,000 nuts every year. The trees originally grew only in the Molucca Islands, which are called the Spice Islands.Now they have been raised successfully in all of the East Indies, the West Indies, Brazil, India and Sri Lanka. The trees are not commercially grown in Connecticut.he trees originally grew only in the Molucca Islands, which are called the Spice Islands. Now they have been raised successfully in all of the East Indies, the West Indies, Brazil, India and Sri Lanka. The trees are not commercially grown in Connecticut.