HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - If you’ve ever driven through Northeast Ohio and noticed towns called Fairfield, Norwalk, New Haven or New London, that’s not a coincidence. It turns out Connecticut once owned that land, and the story of how it got there and why it let it go is more interesting than you might expect. In 1662, a royal charter from the King of England gave Connecticut claim to land stretching across the country.