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- 1646 - New London was founded May 6, 1646, by John Winthrop, Jr.
When Winthrop received a charter from the general court of Boston, this village on the Mohegan river was called Nameug.
However, in 1658, the gener...Read MORE... 
The Hempstead House, Built 1678
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Nathan Hale School
After teaching at the schoolhouse in East Haddam, Nathan Hale went on to become the schoolmaster at the Union School in New London, teaching there from 1774 until the Revolutionary War began in 1775. Built in 1773, the... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1781 - War Battle
One major Revolutionary War battle was fought in Connecticut. This was at New London. On September 6, 1781, British forces under Benedict Arnold lande...Read MORE... - 1784 - Earliest Connecticut cities incorporated - Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, New London and Norwich.
New London was incorporated as a city by the legislature, in January, 1784, being one of five towns in the state on which city privileges were conferr...Read MORE... 
County Court House, Built 1784, New London, Conn.
Designed by Isaac Fitch of Lebanon, the New London County Courthouse first served as the city's Town Hall and Courthouse. Built in 1784, it was described by architectural historian William Warren... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1792 - First turnpike road company, New London to Norwich, incorporated.
After the American Revolution, Connecticut granted franchises for the building of ‘toll’ roads or turnpikes, and in 1792 the first turnpike in Connect...Read MORE... - In 1792, Union Bank New London was established with capital of $500,000.
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 3
Author Sir David Brewster
Publisher J. & E. Parker, 1832
Page 229
Timeline of Connecticut History - 1819 - New London
New-London, the semi-seat of justice of the county, and a considerable maritime post town, is situated up on the west bank of the Thames, bordering up...Read MORE... - 1840s-50s - Peak of whaling from Connecticut ports and especially from New London.
New London owed much of its early prosperity to the success of its whaling fleet: it was once the third-largest whaling port in the world—ranking only...Read MORE... 
Fort Trumbull, West Side
Fort Trumbull is a fort near the mouth of the Thames River on Long Island Sound in New London, Connecticut and named for Governor Jonathan Trumbull. The original fort was built in 1777, but the present fortification was... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1854 - New London
New London, a city, port of entry, and semicapital of New London county, Connecticut, is situated on the right bank of the Thames river, 3 miles from ...Read MORE... 
1872 - ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. FEARFUL DISASTER AT NEW LONDON, CONN.
A GOVERNMENT LIGHTER BLOWN UP.
THREE MEN KILLED AND THE OFFICERS ALL INJURED.
New London, Conn., June 24, 1872.
A fearful catastrophe occurred ...Read MORE...
New London and Norwich
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
Artwork
Brainerd and Armstrong Co. Silk Mill
museumofcthistory.org
The Brainerd and Armstrong Company, silk manufacturers, located at No. 1 Water Street, was organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, Sept. 22, 1879, with a capital of sixty... Read MORE...
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Union Station
After New London’s main depot suffered a devastating fire in 1885, the city’s two railroad providers decided to construct and share a new “union station.” The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad—commonly known as the “New... Read MORE...
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Peqout Casino, 1908
The southern end of New London was used primarily as farmland in the first two centuries following the founding of the city. In 1852, the same year the shoreline railroad connecting New London to New York was completed, two... Read MORE...
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Riverside Park
The park was created by the City of New London in 1893 with land acquired from the Post Hill Improvement Company, and by 1910 it had expanded to nearly 33 acres thanks to gifts from S.D. Lawrence and F.B. Brandegee and from the... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1895 - New London
New London, a city, port of entry, and semi-capital of New London co, Conn., is situated on the right or W. bank of the Thames River, 3 miles from its...Read MORE... - 1898 - November 27 - 27 inches of snow fell at New London CT
The Weather Channel 
Embroidery Lessons with Colored Studies for 1899
The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.
No. 6 Union Street, New London, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898
Advertisement
Palmer Bros. Quilt Mill on Washington St.
museumofcthistory.org
Elisha and Edward Palmer originally organized their business as a partnership back in 1867. In 1899, they officially incorporated their Palmer Brothers enterprise. Their goal was to ... Read MORE...
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City Water Front. View from Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.
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State Street, New London, Conn.
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Elks Clubhouse, New London, Conn.
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Upper State Street, New London, Conn.
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Ocean Beach, 1907
Postcard- 1908 - PEQUOT HOUSE BURNS. FAMOUS OLD HOTEL AT NEW LONDON COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Special to The New York Times.
New London, May 7. - At an early hour this morning the famous Pequot House, which crowned the headland at the wester...Read MORE... 
Southwest Ledge Light
New London Ledge Lighthouse was built in 1909 on the southwest ledge. It was originally called the Southwest Ledge light, but this caused confusion with Southwest Ledge Light in New Haven, Connecticut, so it was renamed New... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1910 - U.S. Coast Guard Academy moves to New London.
The Coast Guard Academy was a shipboard operation until 1890 when the first land-based campus was established in Curtis Bay, Maryland. In 1910, the Ac...Read MORE... 
Smith Memorial Home for Aged Ladies, Masonic St.
The Smith Memorial Home for Aged, Indigent Ladies who have Resided in New London, was founded by the Late Seth Smith, who Bequeathed the Greater Part of His Fortune for this Purpose. The Home... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1911 - Connecticut College for Women founded at New London.
The College was founded following a decision by Wesleyan University to stop admitting women. Elizabeth Wright, a Wesleyan alumna, rose to the challeng...Read MORE... 
Connecticut College, New London, Conn.
"Connecticut College... is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a primarily residential, four-year undergraduate institution, with nearly ... Read MORE...
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Bank Street from State Street
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New London Historical Society, Washington's Headquarters
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Memorial Hospital
Postcard- 1922 - Fight On Rum Was Hot 80 Years Ago
New London, Conn., Was the Center of Liquor Fight Back in 1842.
New London, Conn., April 10. - King Alcohol was vigorously assaulted eighty years a...Read MORE... - 1923 - OLD YALE BREWERY DESTROYED BY FIRE; Loss is $100,000
New London, Jan. 12 - Fire tonight swept through the Old Yale Brewery now used as a storage building destroying the entire structure and its contents...Read MORE... 
Pequot Avenue, 1924
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Hamilton Hall. Coast Guard Academy
Postcard- 1938 - The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
CAT 3 - September 21, 1938
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most destructive and powerful storms ever to strike Southern New En...Read MORE... 
New London Junior College
Founded as New London Junior College in 1938 by Richard P Saunders, Waldo Clarke and Alfred M Bingham, it was renamed Mitchell College (after Alfred Mitchell (1832-1911)) in 1950.
mitchell.libguides.com
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Miniature Railroad & Carousel, Ocean Beach Park
Ocean Beach Park was founded in 1940 by the New London City Council in the aftermath of the 1938 New England Hurricane. After the hurricane left the Ocean Beach property devastated by intrusive... Read MORE...
Postcard- 1954 - Hurricane Carol - HURRICANE ROARS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. FIVE KILLED BY STORM IN NEW ENGLAND.
...Emergency Delcared.
A state emergency was declared at New London, Conn., where power lines were blown down and residents were warned to remain ind...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, Connecticut, USA
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The Hempstead House, Built 1678
Read more about Joshua HEMPSTED (HEMPSTEAD)
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Nathan Hale School
After teaching at the schoolhouse in East Haddam, Nathan Hale went on to become the schoolmaster at the Union School in New London, teaching there from 1774 until the Revolutionary War began in 1775. Built in 1773, the... Read MORE...
Read more about Nathan HALE
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Designed by Isaac Fitch of Lebanon, the New London County Courthouse first served as the city's Town Hall and Courthouse. Built in 1784, it was described by architectural historian William Warren as "an ambitious and expensive undertaking for a small region in the New Republic." The Courthouse was built to replace the courthouse burned by the British during the American Revolution.
The original structure was crowned by a distinctive cupola, a Palladian window and fluted pilasters. American Patriot Patrick Henry argued cases in the Courthouse and other historical notables such as Daniel Webster, the Marquis de Lafayette and Horace Greeley spoke there.
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County Court House, Built 1784, New London, Conn.
Designed by Isaac Fitch of Lebanon, the New London County Courthouse first served as the city's Town Hall and Courthouse. Built in 1784, it was described by architectural historian William Warren... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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 that stands today was constructed between 1839 and 1852. portal.ct.gov)
Fort Trumbull, West Side
Fort Trumbull is a fort near the mouth of the Thames River on Long Island Sound in New London, Connecticut and named for Governor Jonathan Trumbull. The original fort was built in 1777, but the present fortification was... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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New London and Norwich
Picturesque America... Oliver Bell Bunce, William Cullen Bryant
New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1872-1874.
New London, Connecticut, USA
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, Benjamin A. ARMSTRONG (of New London), and Leonard O. SMITH (of Philadelphia), in equal sums of twenty thousand dollars...
HISTORY OF NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT,
WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN.
COMPILED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF D. HAMILTON HURD
J. W. LEWIS & CO., PHILADELPHIA, 1882
PRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., PHILADELPHIA)
Brainerd and Armstrong Co. Silk Mill
museumofcthistory.org
The Brainerd and Armstrong Company, silk manufacturers, located at No. 1 Water Street, was organized under the laws of the State of Connecticut, Sept. 22, 1879, with a capital of sixty... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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 ambitiously turned to the renowned Boston architect Henry Hobson Richardson to design a suitable replacement. Opened in 1887, the impressive structure trumpeted the railroads’ regional power and influence as well as the city’s status as an established port and business center... greatamericanstations.com)
Union Station
After New London’s main depot suffered a devastating fire in 1885, the city’s two railroad providers decided to construct and share a new “union station.” The New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad—commonly known as the “New... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
Peqout Casino, 1908
The southern end of New London was used primarily as farmland in the first two centuries following the founding of the city. In 1852, the same year the shoreline railroad connecting New London to New York was completed, two... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
Riverside Park
The park was created by the City of New London in 1893 with land acquired from the Post Hill Improvement Company, and by 1910 it had expanded to nearly 33 acres thanks to gifts from S.D. Lawrence and F.B. Brandegee and from the... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
Advertisement
Embroidery Lessons with Colored Studies for 1899
The Brainerd & Armstrong Co.
No. 6 Union Street, New London, Conn.
The Ladies' Home Journal
September 1898
New London, Connecticut, USA
Postcard
Palmer Bros. Quilt Mill on Washington St.
museumofcthistory.org
Elisha and Edward Palmer originally organized their business as a partnership back in 1867. In 1899, they officially incorporated their Palmer Brothers enterprise. Their goal was to ... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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City Water Front. View from Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.
New London, Connecticut, USA
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State Street, New London, Conn.
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Elks Clubhouse, New London, Conn.
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Upper State Street, New London, Conn.
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Ocean Beach, 1907
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Southwest Ledge Light
New London Ledge Lighthouse was built in 1909 on the southwest ledge. It was originally called the Southwest Ledge light, but this caused confusion with Southwest Ledge Light in New Haven, Connecticut, so it was renamed New... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Smith Memorial Home for Aged Ladies, Masonic St.
The Smith Memorial Home for Aged, Indigent Ladies who have Resided in New London, was founded by the Late Seth Smith, who Bequeathed the Greater Part of His Fortune for this Purpose. The Home... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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"Connecticut College... is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a primarily residential, four-year undergraduate institution, with nearly all of its approximately 1,900 students living on campus... The college was founded as "Connecticut College for Women", in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women in 1909; the college shortened its name to "Connecticut College" in 1969 when it began admitting men..." wikipedia)
Connecticut College, New London, Conn.
"Connecticut College... is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1911, Connecticut College is a primarily residential, four-year undergraduate institution, with nearly ... Read MORE...
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Bank Street from State Street
New London, Connecticut, USA
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New London Historical Society, Washington's Headquarters
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Memorial Hospital
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Pequot Avenue, 1924
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Hamilton Hall. Coast Guard Academy
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) in 1950.
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New London Junior College
Founded as New London Junior College in 1938 by Richard P Saunders, Waldo Clarke and Alfred M Bingham, it was renamed Mitchell College (after Alfred Mitchell (1832-1911)) in 1950.
mitchell.libguides.com
New London, Connecticut, USA
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Miniature Railroad & Carousel, Ocean Beach Park
Ocean Beach Park was founded in 1940 by the New London City Council in the aftermath of the 1938 New England Hurricane. After the hurricane left the Ocean Beach property devastated by intrusive... Read MORE...
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1646 - New London was founded May 6, 1646, by John Winthrop, Jr.
When Winthrop received a charter from the general court of Boston, this village on the Mohegan river was called Nameug.
However, in 1658, the... Read MORE...
Read more about John WINTHROP
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1781 - War Battle
One major Revolutionary War battle was fought in Connecticut. This was at New London. On September 6, 1781, British forces under Benedict Arnold... Read MORE...
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1784 - Earliest Connecticut cities incorporated - Hartford, Middletown, New Haven, New London and Norwich.
New London was incorporated as a city by the legislature, in January, 1784, being one of five towns in the state on which city privileges were... Read MORE...
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1792 - First turnpike road company, New London to Norwich, incorporated.
After the American Revolution, Connecticut granted franchises for the building of ‘toll’ roads or turnpikes, and in 1792 the first turnpike in... Read MORE...
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In 1792, Union Bank New London was established with capital of $500,000.
The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, Volume 3
Author Sir David Brewster
Publisher J. & E. Parker, 1832
Page 229
Timeline of Connecticut History
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GREAT HISTORY PHOTOGRAPHY NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT
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1819 - New London
New-London, the semi-seat of justice of the county, and a considerable maritime post town, is situated up on the west bank of the Thames, bordering... Read MORE...
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1840s-50s - Peak of whaling from Connecticut ports and especially from New London.
New London owed much of its early prosperity to the success of its whaling fleet: it was once the third-largest whaling port in the world—ranking... Read MORE...
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1854 - New London
New London, a city, port of entry, and semicapital of New London county, Connecticut, is situated on the right bank of the Thames river, 3 miles from ... Read MORE...
1872 - ANOTHER STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION. FEARFUL DISASTER AT NEW LONDON, CONN.
A GOVERNMENT LIGHTER BLOWN UP.
THREE MEN KILLED AND THE OFFICERS ALL INJURED.
New London, Conn., June 24, 1872.
A fearful catastrophe occurred ... Read MORE...
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1895 - New London
New London, a city, port of entry, and semi-capital of New London co, Conn., is situated on the right or W. bank of the Thames River, 3 miles from... Read MORE...
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1898 - November 27 - 27 inches of snow fell at New London CT
The Weather Channel
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1908 - PEQUOT HOUSE BURNS. FAMOUS OLD HOTEL AT NEW LONDON COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Special to The New York Times.
New London, May 7. - At an early hour this morning the famous Pequot House, which crowned the headland at the... Read MORE...
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1910 - U.S. Coast Guard Academy moves to New London.
The Coast Guard Academy was a shipboard operation until 1890 when the first land-based campus was established in Curtis Bay, Maryland. In 1910, the... Read MORE...
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1911 - Connecticut College for Women founded at New London.
The College was founded following a decision by Wesleyan University to stop admitting women. Elizabeth Wright, a Wesleyan alumna, rose to the... Read MORE...
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1922 - Fight On Rum Was Hot 80 Years Ago
New London, Conn., Was the Center of Liquor Fight Back in 1842.
New London, Conn., April 10. - King Alcohol was vigorously assaulted eighty years... Read MORE...
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1923 - OLD YALE BREWERY DESTROYED BY FIRE; Loss is $100,000
New London, Jan. 12 - Fire tonight swept through the Old Yale Brewery now used as a storage building destroying the entire structure and its... Read MORE...
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1938 - The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
CAT 3 - September 21, 1938
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 was one of the most destructive and powerful storms ever to strike Southern New... Read MORE...
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1954 - Hurricane Carol - HURRICANE ROARS ACROSS LONG ISLAND. FIVE KILLED BY STORM IN NEW ENGLAND.
...Emergency Delcared.
A state emergency was declared at New London, Conn., where power lines were blown down and residents were warned to remain... Read MORE...
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New London Gazette, New London, CTHistory of New London County, Connecticut, with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men. Compiled Under the Supervision of D. Hamilton Hurd J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, 1882 Press of J. B. Lippincott & Co. Philadelphia
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