Gales Ferry in Ledyard in Southeastern Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

2nd District School

1868

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2017

1. 2nd District School Marker

Inscription. Used until 1929 and in 1948.
Location of Earlier Schools ~
c.1750 and 1804
Land given by Squire Ralph Hurlbutt

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 41° 25.701′ N, 72° 4.999′ W. Marker is in Ledyard in Southeastern Region, Connecticut. It is in Gales Ferry. It is on Hurlbutt Road 0.1 miles west of Kings Highway (Connecticut Route 12), on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the southwest corner of the subject building, facing Hurlbutt Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Hurlbutt Road, Gales Ferry CT 06335, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline,

in Greater New London and in the Thames River Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once New London County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Montville World War II Monument (approx. 1½ miles away); Montville (approx. 1½ miles away); Montville Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Montville Honor Roll (approx. 1½ miles away); USS Nautilus Propellers (approx. 2.8 miles away); Naval Submarine Base New London (approx. 2.8 miles away); USS George Washington (SSBN 598) Sail (approx. 2.8 miles away); Forty-One for Freedom (approx. 2.8 miles away).

Regarding 2nd District School. Contributing property, Gales Ferry Historic District No. 2, National Register of Historic Places #02000865.

Also see . . .
1. 2nd District School (Historic Buildings of Connecticut, photograph). (Submitted on March 5, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Ruth Hurlbutt Gardner Obituary.

Squire Ralph Hurlbutt was the first permanent Methodist minister in Gales Ferry. He gave the land on Hurlbutt Rd. for the church, school and cemetery. Ruth Hurlbutt attended
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2017

2. 2nd District School
Marker is mounted just left of left/west entrance.
grade school in the one room schoolhouse built in 1868.

(Submitted on March 5, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Gales Ferry, Connecticut.

Gales Ferry is a village in the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, United States. It is located along the eastern bank of the Thames River. The village developed as a result of having a ferry to Uncasville located at this site, and from which the village was named. The village is named for the ferry operated by Roger Gale at the current site of a Yale University crew training camp.

(Submitted on March 5, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 246 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 5, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.