Editing Connecticut (section)

====Interwar period====

In 1919, J. Henry Roraback started the [[Northeast Utilities|Connecticut Light & Power Co.]]<ref>{{cite book |title=Connecticut Light and Power Co. History |work=International Directory of Company Histories |volume=13 |publisher=St. James Press |date=1996 |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/connecticut-light-and-power-co-history/ |access-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920060048/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/connecticut-light-and-power-co-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which became the state's dominant electric utility. In 1925, [[Frederick Rentschler]] spurred the creation of [[Pratt & Whitney]] in Hartford to develop engines for aircraft; the company became an important military supplier in World War{{nbsp}}II and one of the three major manufacturers of jet engines in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nationalaviation.org/rentschler-frederick/ |title=Frederick Rentschler |website=The National Aviation Hall of Fame |access-date=May 17, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141014043025/http://www.nationalaviation.org/rentschler-frederick/ |archive-date=October 14, 2014 }}</ref>

On September 21, 1938, the most destructive storm in New England history struck eastern Connecticut, killing hundreds of people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.gov/okx/1938HurricaneHome |title=The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 |website=National Weather Service |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228115012/http://www.weather.gov/okx/1938HurricaneHome |url-status=live }}</ref> The eye of the [[1938 New England hurricane|"Long Island Express"]] passed just west of New Haven and devastated the Connecticut shoreline between Old Saybrook and Stonington from the full force of wind and waves, even though they had partial protection by Long Island. The hurricane caused extensive damage to infrastructure, homes, and businesses. In New London, a {{convert|500|ft|m|adj=on}} sailing ship was driven into a warehouse complex, causing a major fire. Heavy rainfall caused the Connecticut River to flood downtown Hartford and East Hartford. An estimated 50,000 trees fell onto roadways.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/nyregion/remembering-the-great-hurricane-of-38.html |title=Remembering the Great Hurricane of '38 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 2003 |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715173224/http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/nyregion/remembering-the-great-hurricane-of-38.html |url-status=live }}</ref>