Manresa Island
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L'illa de Manresa és una antiga illa situada a Norwalk, Connecticut, a la desembocadura del port de Norwalk al Long Island Sound. El nom més antic d'aquesta forma de terra fou Boutons Island, que data del 1664. Al segle xix, l'illa havia estat comprada per John H. Keyser, que hi vivia i conreava vegetació especial. Va construir un camí de trànsit el 1860, connectant l'illa amb la part continental del sud de Norwalk. Això va donar lloc al nom d'Illa Keyser, que va ser venuda als jesuïtes cap a finals de segle.
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Manresa Island is a former island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664. By the 19th century, the island had been purchased by John H. Keyser, who lived there and cultivated rare vegetation. He built a causeway in 1860, connecting the island to the mainland of South Norwalk. This gave rise to the name Keyser Island, which was sold to the Jesuits toward the end of the century.
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L'illa de Manresa és una antiga illa situada a Norwalk, Connecticut, a la desembocadura del port de Norwalk al Long Island Sound. El nom més antic d'aquesta forma de terra fou Boutons Island, que data del 1664. Al segle xix, l'illa havia estat comprada per John H. Keyser, que hi vivia i conreava vegetació especial. Va construir un camí de trànsit el 1860, connectant l'illa amb la part continental del sud de Norwalk. Això va donar lloc al nom d'Illa Keyser, que va ser venuda als jesuïtes cap a finals de segle. A l'illa, els jesuïtes hi van establir l'Institut Manresa, que era l'únic centre de retir originat perun creixent moviment de retir laic als Estats Units, acollia tant a persones laics com a destacats prelats catòlics. L'institut va rebre el nom de la ciutat de Manresa a Catalunya, en la qual Sant Ignasi de Loiola, el fundador de la Societat de Jesús, va escriure els seus Exercicis Espirituals. El 1911, els jesuïtes van vendre l'illa Keyser, que va canviar el nom a illa de Manresa a mitjans del segle xx. A la dècada de 1950, Connecticut Light & Power va construir una planta elèctrica funcionant amb carbó. Amb els anys, la companyia va omplir gran part de les maresmes que envolta l'illa amb cendra de carbó, augmentant considerablement la mida de l'illa des de les seves 23 acre originals (9,3 hectàrees) fins a les 144 acres (58 hectàrees) i provocant una important contaminació del sòl.. El 1972, la planta es va convertir a combustible líquid i es va produir un vessament de petroli, perjudicant el medi ambient circumdant. La planta va ser venuda a NRG Energy el 1999 però va ser greument danyada per l'huracà Sandy el 2012, fet pel que es va tancar definitivament el 2013. Una part de la superfície actual és un hàbitat marí poc desenvolupat i ecològicament important.
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Manresa Island is a former island located in Norwalk, Connecticut, at the mouth of Norwalk Harbor in the Long Island Sound. The earliest name for the landform was Boutons Island, which dates to 1664. By the 19th century, the island had been purchased by John H. Keyser, who lived there and cultivated rare vegetation. He built a causeway in 1860, connecting the island to the mainland of South Norwalk. This gave rise to the name Keyser Island, which was sold to the Jesuits toward the end of the century. On the island, the Jesuits established the Manresa Institute, which was the only dedicated retreat center in the United States. It hosted both prominent Catholic prelates as well as laymen, as part of a growing lay retreat movement in the United States. The institute was named for the Spanish town of Manresa, in which Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, wrote his Spiritual Exercises. In 1911, the Jesuits sold Keyser Island, which became known as Manresa Island in the mid-twentieth century. In the 1950s, Connecticut Light & Power constructed a coal-fired power plant on the land. Over the years, the company filled in much of the tidal flats surrounding the island with coal ash, greatly increasing the size of the island from its original 23 acres (9.3 hectares) to 144 acres (58 hectares), and leading to significant ground pollution. In 1972, the plant was converted to burn fuel oil, and an oil spill occurred, damaging the surrounding environment. The plant was sold to NRG Energy in 1999, and was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, leading to its permanent closure in 2013. A portion of the land today is an undeveloped and ecologically important marine habitat.
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