Old Saybrook Center in Middlesex County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Say-Brooke
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2021
1. Say-Brooke Marker
Inscription.
Say-Brooke. .
Say-Brooke. Founded November 1635. First English settlement on south shore of New England. Named for Viscount Say and Seale and Robert, Lord Brooke, two of the group of English nobility and gentry who, in 1632, received a patent from Robert, Earl of Warwick, to lands from the Narragansett River to the Pacific Ocean. A fort was established at the mouth of the Connecticut River to protect it for English colonists. First church was organized in 1646 in the fort's Great Hall. Fourth edifice, built 1840, stands opposite. Many nearby towns sprang from Say-Brooke. Site of original colony now called Old Saybrook. , Erected by the Connecticut Historical Commission and the Old Saybrook Historical Society, Inc. 1971
Say-Brooke
Founded November 1635. First English settlement on south shore of New England. Named for Viscount Say and Seale and Robert, Lord Brooke, two of the group of English nobility and gentry who, in 1632, received a patent from Robert, Earl of Warwick, to lands from the Narragansett River to the Pacific Ocean. A fort was established at the mouth of the Connecticut River to protect it for English colonists. First church was organized in 1646 in the fort's Great Hall. Fourth edifice, built 1840, stands opposite. Many nearby towns sprang from Say-Brooke. Site of original colony now called Old Saybrook.
Erected by the Connecticut Historical Commission and the Old Saybrook Historical Society, Inc. 1971
Erected 1971 by Connecticut Historical Commission and the Old Saybrook Historical Society, Inc.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1635.
Location. 41° 17.198′ N, 72° 22.539′ W. Marker is in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, in Middlesex County. It is in Old Saybrook Center. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 154) and Pennywise Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Old Saybrook CT 06475, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2021
2. Say-Brooke Marker
Photographed By Michael Herrick, September 2, 2021
3. Say-Brooke Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 4, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2021, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
