So called the Rose of New England because its undulating hills resemble the fragrant flower’s petals, Norwich traces its origins to the Mohegan, members of an Algonquian people who once inhabited part of Connecticut. Mohegan Park & Memorial Rose Garden is the leading attraction in the city where the Yantic and Shetucket Rivers merge. Healthcare, arts and entertainment, education, construction, and retail trade prevail. The highest-paying sectors include agriculture and forestry, with Norwich ranking #27 for Household Income (median $55,391) and making our top 50 for Prosperity overall (#45). It ranked #54 for People, with a #51 standing for Foreign Born (nearly 15% of the population) and #52 for Educational Attainment (almost 21% have a Bachelor’s degree or higher). More jobs are coming with the recently announced major expansion of Nordson EFD LLC, which makes precision measuring and dispensing devices for medical and manufacturing industries, in the Norwich Business Park; and the growth of IT-solutions company American Systems in the Stanley Israelite Business Park.