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The Saybrook Colony was established in late 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River, in what is today Old Saybrook and environs. John Winthrop, the Younger , son of the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony , was designated governor by the group that claimed possession of the land via a deed of conveyance from Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of ...
Samuel Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich [21] Pomfret. Social Library of Abington in Pomfret (est.1793) [2] United English Library for the Propagation of Christian and Useful Knowledge, Pomfret (1739–1805) [2] Saybrook. Library of Second Society, Saybrook (est.1795) [2] Southington. Union Library Society, Southington (1797–1847) [2 ...
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
Smith Point (1862 – 1868) Willoughby Split (1868 – 1872) Relief (1872 – 1874) Wreck of Scotland (1874 – 1876) Relief (1876 – 1882) Cornfield Point (1882 – 1892) Relief (1892 – 1894) Ram Island Reef (1894 – 1925) Originally A. J. W. Applegarth, she was acquired by the Lightship Service in 1862. It is unknown what became of this ...
The Saybrook Colony was settled in 1635, by colonists sent by John Winthrop Jr. The colony was located on Saybrook Point, a readily defensible narrow peninsula projecting eastward at the mouth of the Connecticut River. The north side of the peninsula is a cove that was found be an adequate harbor for the young colony, and North Cove Road was ...
The Saybrook Colony was a short-lived English colony established in New England in 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River in what is today Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Saybrook was founded by a group of Puritan noblemen as a potential political refuge from the personal rule of Charles I .
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.
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