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The Connecticut Valley Railroad was chartered in 1868, and began operations three years later, providing service between Saybrook Point and Hartford, with a connection to the Shore Line Railway at the Saybrook Junction station. The extension to Saybrook Point ceased operations in 1922, and its facilities were abandoned.
Off Main St. in Fort Saybrook Monument Park in Saybrook Point 41°17′02″N 72°21′05″W / 41.283889°N 72.351389°W / 41.283889; -72.351389 ( Connecticut Valley Railroad Roundhouse and Turntable
Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 10,481 at the 2020 census. [2] It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, and the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybrook Manor.
Old Saybrook: 1678 The Colonial property includes two contributing buildings, the second being termed the "Slave House". Joshua Hempsted House: New London: 1678 One of the earliest documented houses in Connecticut, now a museum. [10] Parker House: Old Saybrook: 1679 Early gambrel roof. The house remained in the Parker family until the 1960s. NRHP
Cornfield Point (1872–1882) Relief (1884–1885) Hog Island Shoal (1885–1901) Relief (1901–1903) This was the only lightship to be renumbered (see note C). It is unknown what became of LV-22. [C] [15] [25] Lightship LV-23: 1862: 1925: Smith Point (1862 – 1868) Willoughby Split (1868 – 1872) Relief (1872 – 1874) Wreck of Scotland ...
The John Whittlesey Jr. House is located in northeastern Old Saybrook, on the south side of Ferry Road. It is set back from the street on a lot lined at the street by a low stone retaining wall. The house is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney, gabled roof, and clapboarded exterior.
Following a survey, the railroad began construction along the river's western bank in 1869. [1] As late as December 1869, the location of the railroad's southern terminus at Long Island Sound had not been decided – the towns of Clinton and Westbrook both wanted the Valley Railroad to locate its terminus within their borders, as did the city of Old Saybrook, at the mouth of the Connecticut ...
The General William Hart House stands on the east of Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) just south of the Grace Church in a residential portion of the village center of Old Saybrook. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and two end chimneys.