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Historic Norwalk Clamming Operations Thrive Year Round

One of Norwalk's oldest industries is renewed each morning.

Kara Glover Billhardt, Neighbor
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Editor's note: Clamming has been an industry around in Norwalk since, well, since before there was a Norwalk. Kara Glover Billhardt visited the docks off of Water Street to see some of the clamming operations close up, and so you could see it, too.

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