Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Lyme
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
1. Lyme Marker
These lands were first settled in 1664 after the Connecticut General Assembly had approved establishment of a plantation on the east side of the Connecticut River in 1663. The "Loving Parting" between Saybrook and East Saybrook was signed on February 13, 1665 setting off the Lyme area as a separate community. By 1667 there were thirty families in East Saybrook when the Connecticut Legislature named the new community Lyme, after Lyme Regis in Dorset County, England. In April, 1669, William Lord of Saybrook purchased an eight square mile tract, including the Eight Mile River Valley, from the Indian Chapeto. Lyme later bought this land from Lord. The Joshuatown area, owned by Joshua, third son of the Indian sachem Uncas, was sold to Richard Ely after Joshua's death in 1676. Around 1700 these lands were divided up and the Sterling City and Pleasant Valley areas were settled. Hadlyme was made a separate ecclesiastical society in 1742.
Erected 1980 by Town of Lyme and the Connecticut Historical Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities
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Location. 41° 24.813′ N, 72° 20.203′ W. Marker is in Lyme in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is on Hamburg Road (Connecticut Route 156) north of Beaver Brook Road, on the right when traveling south. Located next to the Lyme Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 480 Hamburg Road, Old Lyme CT 06371, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline, in Greater New London, in Mystic and the Eastern Shore, 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, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Ancient Town of Lyme (within shouting distance of this marker); Lyme's Veterans
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
2. Lyme Marker
Also see . . .
1. Town of Lyme, Connecticut. (Submitted on August 15, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Lyme, Connecticut (Wikipedia). (Submitted on August 15, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, January 18, 2025
3. Lyme Town Hall
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
