Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)
1854 - Norwich

Norwich, a city and semi-capital of New London county, Connecticut, at the head of navigation on the Thames river, where it receives the Yantic, 13 miles N. from New London. This is a beautiful city, built on a steep acclivity facing the S., the edifices rising in terraces street above street, making a delightful appearance as approached by the river. In wealth and population it ranks first in the county. It contains, besides the county buildings, a town ball, and 8 or 9 churches. Two newspapers are published. The financial institutions are 6 banks, a saving institution having on deposite $1,115,169, and 3 insurance companies. The confluent streams which here form the Thames, afford excellent water-power, which is extensively used in manufacturing. The principal articles produced are paper, cotton and woollen goods, pottery, ropes, leather, &c. The city has communication with the seaboard and interior by two lines of railway — the Norwich and Worcester, and the New London, Willimantic, and Palmer railroads. A line of steamers also ply daily between Allyn's Point, 7 miles below, and New York. Population of the township in 1830, 6179; 1840, 7239; 1850, 10,265, in 1853 about 11,500.


A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.

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