New London, Connecticut, USA
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 entrance into the ocean, 50 miles E. of New Haven, and 62 miles S.W. of Providence. Lat. 41° 22' N.; Lon. 72° 9'W. The site of this city is a declivity, partly occupied by granite rocks, which prevented it from being built on a regular plan. The elevation on the northwestern border of the city commands an extensive and varied prospect. New London is the E. terminus of the New London division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, which connects here with the Stonington & Providence Railroad and the New London Northern Railroad. Steamboats ply daily between this port, New York (which is 126 miles distant), Block Island, Greenport, Sag Harbor, Shelter Island, Watch Hill, Fisher's Island, and Norwich. A steam-ferry connects it with Groton (3 mile distant) on the E. bank of the river. New London contains a court-house, a brown-stone city hall, a granite custom-house, 12 churches, 4 national banks, 2 savings-banks, a high school for boys, a young ladies' high school, 6 printing-offices, and a weekly and 3 daily newspapers. At the mouth of the river are 2 first-class hotels, capable of accommodating 500 guests each. The harbor of New London is one of the best in the United States. It is 3 miles long, 30 to 65 feet deep, and is seldom obstructed by ice. Above the city, on the E. side of the river, is the New London (U.S.) Navy-Yard. New London is environed by hills, and defended by Fort Trumbull, a strong granite structure located on the W. bank of the Thames below the city, and by Fort Griswold. Here are the New London Steam Woollen-Mills, and manufactories of sewing-silk, mowing-machines, cotton-gins, hardware, and machinery. New London is a seat of the seal- and whale-fisheries. Pop. in 1880, 10,537; in 1890, 13,757.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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