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Old Saybrook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Old Saybrook

 
 
Old Saybrook Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2014
1. Old Saybrook Marker
Inscription. Occupied 1635 under sponsorship of Puritan lords and gentlemen
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1635.
 
Location. 41° 17.253′ N, 72° 23.463′ W. Marker is in Old Saybrook in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Boston Post Road (U.S. 1) and Old Boston Post Road, on the right when traveling east on Boston Post Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 220 Old Boston Post Road, Old Saybrook CT 06475, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Mystic and the Eastern Shore. 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, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers
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are within walking distance of this marker: Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.8 miles away); Third Meetinghouse (approx. 0.8 miles away); Say-Brooke (approx. 0.8 miles away); In this shop… (approx. 0.8 miles away); Anna Louise James (approx. 0.8 miles away); Old Saybrook Historical Society and the General William Hart House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Battlefields of the Pequot War (approx. 0.8 miles away); The First Church of Christ in Saybrook (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Old Saybrook.
 
Also see . . .
1. Town Web Site. (Submitted on November 11, 2014, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Old Saybrook on Wikipedia. (Submitted on November 11, 2014, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Old Saybrook Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, October 30, 2014
2. Old Saybrook Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2014. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on November 7, 2024. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2014, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 31, 2026