Mystic, Connecticut

Historic House

Mystic, Connecticut

Nature Centers

Groton, Connecticut

Newington, Connecticut

Historic House

Ledyard, Connecticut

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Natural History, Park, Science, Specialized

The currently operating sash-type sawmill (up and down or reciprocating motion versus a spinning circular blade) with its horizontal iron water turbine and gears dates from about 1870, but there were sawmills on the site at Lee's Brook Pond in Ledyard, CT long before then. There were references to a mill pond here from as early as the 1740s. A sawmill belonging to Nathaniel Brown II and Increase B. Stoddard stood on this site in the late 1790s. The mill was never a large commercial venture supplying lumber to distant cities as found in the mill towns of northern New England. Rather it was a country mill, serving the farms and settlements within a convenient hauling distance by horse and wagon.

New London, Connecticut

Historic House

Mystic, Connecticut

Specialized

Groton, Connecticut

History

New London, Connecticut

Culture, History, Historical Society, Library, Military, Specialized

The Custom House Maritime Museum occupies a Greek Revival building that has served as New London's custom house since it was opened in 1835. Exhibits and programs illustrate aspects of New London's multi-faceted maritime history, among them the Amistad Affair (the slave ship captured in 1839 and first brought to New London); area lighthouses; the whaling industry; the War of 1812; yachting; naval submarine history; and customs collection.

New London, Connecticut

Science

Groton, Connecticut

Specialized

Waterford, Connecticut

History, Historical Society

Old Mystic, Connecticut

History

Ledyard, Connecticut

Historical Society

New London, Connecticut

Art

Mystic, Connecticut

Historical Society

Gales Ferry, Connecticut

History

New London, Connecticut

Historical Society

Noank, Connecticut

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Specialized

The Society has two buildings: the Sylvan Street Museum, which houses its archives, library, and exhibits, and the Latham Chester Store, which is the venue for the Society's various social programs, meetings, lectures, and member art exhibitions.

New London, Connecticut

History, Historic House

It features changing exhibits and special events.

New London, Connecticut

Specialized