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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 ]
In the late 1700s, Eliezer Jewett opened several mills and an irrigation plant. His success led the area to be called Jewett City. [4] The town of Griswold incorporated in 1815, naming itself after Governor Roger Griswold. [5] [6] In 1895, Jewett City incorporated as a borough of the town.
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.
Sep. 24—GRISWOLD — For about 40 years, a flea market in Jewett City has offered vendors and customers a space to relive parts of their pasts. The College Mart Flea Market, vendors said, is ...
Borough governments are not autonomous and are subordinate to the government of the town to which they belong. For example, Fenwick is a borough in Old Saybrook. A borough is a clearly defined municipality and provides some municipal services, such as police and fire services , garbage collection , street lighting and maintenance, management of ...
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. [1] A section of Route 164 in Preston from the center of Preston City to the Griswold town line is designated a scenic road. [1]
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.
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.