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Jewett City is a borough in New London County, Connecticut, United States, in the town of Griswold. The borough is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 3,328 at the 2020 census, down from 3,487 in 2010. [2] The borough was named for Eliezer Jewett, who founded a settlement there in 1771. [3]
The Pachaug and Quinebaug rivers flow through the town of Griswold, which is located at the northeastern edge of New London County. [4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 37.1 square miles (96.0 km 2), of which 34.7 square miles (89.9 km 2) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.1 km 2), or 6.37%, is water.
The Slater Library is the public library of Griswold, Connecticut. [2] It is located in a historic building at 26 Main Street in the borough of Jewett City.. The Romanesque Revival building was constructed in 1884 with funds donated by John Fox Slater, a New England industrialist and philanthropist.
The John Wilson House is a historic house at 29–31 Ashland Street in the borough of Jewett City in the town of Griswold, Connecticut.Built about 1781, it is significant locally as a fine example of Georgian residential architecture, and as the home of John Wilson, a leading local industrialist of the late 18th century.
Griswold (automobile), manufactured in Detroit in 1907; Griswold High School (disambiguation) Griswold Stadium, Portland, Oregon, United States, a football and soccer stadium for Lewis & Clark College; Griswold Building, original name of The Albert (Detroit), a former office building on the National Register of Historic Places
In Griswold, the road name changes to Preston Road, continuing north for 1.9 miles (3.1 km) until the interchange with I-395 (at Exit 22). Route 164 continues for another 0.3 miles (0.48 km) beyond the interchange to end at Route 138 just south of the borough of Jewett City .
The Edward Cogswell House is located in a rural area of eastern Griswold, on the west side of Hopeville Road, about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Connecticut Route 138.It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation.
Eliezer (also spelled Elizier, Eleazor, Eleazer or Elizer) Jewett (August 31, 1731 in Norwich, Connecticut – December 7, 1817) [1] [2] [3] was the namesake of Jewett City, Connecticut, now the borough of the town of Griswold, Connecticut. He founded a settlement there in 1771.