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 . . . — — Map (db m281302) HM
Baborsky, William
Beebe, M. Arthur
Blackwell, Elmer H.
Butler, William
Clark, Ansel Carl
Clark, Harold F. M.
Cone, Leslie B.
Cunningham, Niles F.
Czikowsky, William
Damen, Peter
Ely, Ernest S.
Ely, Julian . . . — — Map (db m280815) WM
Commemorating the
Tercentenary Celebration
August 5-7, 1965
of the
ancient town of Lyme,
now the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme,
parts of East Lyme and Salem.
Originally a part of Saybrook, Lyme
became a new town by the articles
of agreement . . . — — Map (db m281309) HM
In honor of the men & women of Lyme who served their country in the armed forces in
World War II & Korea and in memory of those who gave their lives — — Map (db m281434) WM
State Historic Landmark
For over two hundred years the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry has provided public transportation at this site. The first crossing was initiated by Johnathan Warner of Chester in 1769. Known as Warner's Ferry, it was privately . . . — — Map (db m83888) HM
This Viewpoint extends the museum sites of the Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail – Connecticuts Millennium Legacy Trail – to the outdoor settings that artists portrayed at the turn of the 20th century in a manner that came to be . . . — — Map (db m83999) HM
William Gillette's Secretary and Confidante
A Japanese expatriate who exemplified the Connecticut state motto, "He who transplants sustains," Yukitaka Osaki came to the United States with his elder brother, Yukio, in 1888. The Ozaki family . . . — — Map (db m266480) HM
Anadromous fish live most of their adult lives in marine
waters and return to their freshwater streams to spawn.
Juvenile fish hatched on the spawning grounds remain
in these protected nursery areas. At a certain age these
fish begin migrating . . . — — Map (db m268188) HM
Boxwood
Built 1842
This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m268060) HM
The British Raid on Essex
On April 7-8, 1814, a British raiding force of 136 sailors and marines rowed six miles up the Connecticut River from warships anchored in Long Island Sound to attack American shipping in Essex, then known as . . . — — Map (db m272239) HM
You are standing about three miles from the mouth of the Connecticut River, the longest river in New England. It measures over 400 miles from its source -- a series of linked, small lakes in northern New Hampshire, almost on the Canadian Border -- . . . — — Map (db m268368) HM
Dr. Roger Tory Peterson - A True Conservationist
8/28/08 - 7/28/96
This Wildlife Area at Great Island has been dedicated to the memory of Dr. Roger Tory Peterson, an Old Lyme resident and renowned naturalist, educator, author and artist. . . . — — Map (db m268283) HM
Florence Griswold House
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This property possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
1993
National Park Service
United . . . — — Map (db m308865) HM
On August 22, 1824, General Lafayette had breakfast across the road at Richard McCurdy's home on his way from New York to Boston. — — Map (db m266054) HM
Sawmill worker
Enslaved nearby
by Edward Dewolf
Petition attested to his
good character 1704
"Industrious in his
master's business" — — Map (db m268107) HM
As early as the 1640s settlers from Saybrook cleared and planted land on the east side of the Connecticut River in what is now Old Lyme. The first recorded grant of land, in 1649, was to Matthew Griswold in the Black Hall quarter. By 1665 the . . . — — Map (db m302005) HM
The osprey is one of Connecticut's wildlife success stories.
The overuse of pesticides, primarily DDT, caused a
dramatic decline in osprey numbers and, by 1974, there
were only 9 active nests in Connecticut. The use of DDT
has been banned in . . . — — Map (db m268281) HM
Soldier, mariner, fiddler
Enslaved
by Gov. Matthew Griswold
Baptized 1755, sold 1775
Served in
Revolutionary War
to gain his freedom — — Map (db m280542) HM
Born a short distance from this place, he later practiced law here
Responded to the Lexington Alarm as a colonel in April, 1775. Retired as a major general in July, 1782. Charter member, American Union Lodge, and master thereof, 1779. Elected . . . — — Map (db m268089) HM WM
Also called Tempy
Daughter of Jenny
Born here enslaved
by William Noyes
Passed to Rev. Matthew Noyes
Gravestone Old Durham Cemetery — — Map (db m280810) HM
As a buffer between the Griswold family's farm
fields and Lyme Street, this area of the property was
historically somewhat overgrown. Photos from the
Museum's archives show that artists set their easels
up in the woodland for a good view of . . . — — Map (db m280814) HM
Home of suffrage leader Katharine Ludington, 1869-1953. President of Connecticut Woman Suffrage Assn. & leader of Natl. League of Women Voters. — — Map (db m266058) HM
Across Lyme Street
Enslaved
by Dr. John Noyes
Willed 1733
to Mary Hudson Noyes
Freed by Mary Noyes Ely 1743
"to be his own man" — — Map (db m268184) HM
Between 1670 and 1820 more than 200 enslaved African Americans and Native Americans labored
in the historic town of Lyme. Today, small bronze plaques mark sites of enslavement on Lyme Street
and serve as memorials to those once held here in . . . — — Map (db m280568) HM
This statue honors the young men of the Civilian Conservation Corps who from 1933 to 1942, through the construction of trails, roads, bridges and buildings helped create access to our state parks and forests. The legacy of their natural resource . . . — — Map (db m265487) HM
To Honor The Men Of
Camp Lonergan
Company 179
Established 1933
Civilian Conservation Corps
1933-1942
Created By
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Renewing The Country's Natural Resources
And Challenging The Human Spirit
Of A Nation . . . — — Map (db m265482) HM
Upon these lands settled volunteers who had fought in the Narragansett Indian Warre 1675-76. In October, 1696 Lieutenant Thomas Leffingwell of Norwich and Sergeant John Frink of Stonington petitioned the General Court "that they with the rest of . . . — — Map (db m140774) HM
Bozrah
This area was originally a part of the Town of Norwich "nine miles square” acquired from the sachems of the Mohegan Indians in June 1659, a portion of which later was known as the New Concord Society. In the early 1700s this land, . . . — — Map (db m101711) HM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who bravely
served during the Civil War era
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty
Jared A. Abell · . . . — — Map (db m101737) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served during the Gulf War and War on Terror eras
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty
Amy . . . — — Map (db m101742) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served during the Korean War era
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty
Ralph E. Banning · . . . — — Map (db m101740) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 era
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty . . . — — Map (db m101736) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served and are still serving our great Nation
“Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
Thank you for your service
From . . . — — Map (db m101743) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served during the Vietnam era
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty
Andre J. Arpin, Jr. · . . . — — Map (db m101741) WM
In Honor of The Men of Bozrah Who
Responded To Their Countrys Call
In The Great World War 1917 — 1919
★Ambrose J. Rivers
Isadore Aronofsky · Charles N. Bentley · Harold W. Bentley · John T. Beswick · Charles N. Congdon · George . . . — — Map (db m101744) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served during the World War I era
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty
Isadore Aronofsky · . . . — — Map (db m101738) WM
In Grateful Memory Of
Those Men And Women Of Bozrah Who Gave
Themselves Unreservedly In The Hour Of
Their Countrys Need In World War II
★Peter Janowicz · Lloyd T. Abel, Jr. · Fiore Antonaccio · Barbara K. Bathgate · Donald Beckwith · . . . — — Map (db m101709) WM
This memorial will forever honor the men and women who
bravely served during the World War II era
The actions of those who answered the call to duty will be remembered for their
sacrifice in defense of freedom and liberty
Lloyd T. Abel, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m101739) WM
Colchester
The eighth town in the Colony incorporated before 17OO, Colchester received its charter in 1698. Among the early settlers from Wethersfield was Nathaniel Foote, whose ancestors came from Colchester, England. He obtained a deed for the . . . — — Map (db m98960) HM
Colchester
Honors Its Dead
Who Fell
In The War
For The Union
1861-5.
(north side )
Erected
Sept. 17.
1875.
( west side )
Roll of Honor
Capt. C.W. Cook · Lt. M.A. Taintor · A.M. Fox · John Morgan · Jas Elderman · . . . — — Map (db m98958) HM
Colchester Remembers
1917 World War 1918
Acranovitch, Saul · Backus, John E. · Bailey, Charles M. · Beebe, Leslie P. · Bicelow, Cecil T. · Bigelow, Dennis W. · ★Bigelow, Donald A · Bigelow, Henry F. · Blacker, James J. · Blatt, Isidor · . . . — — Map (db m98967) WM
This memorial was erected
in honor of those men and
women from Colchester who
served their country in
time of need.
They sought not personal
glory but the preservation
of liberty and freedom.
They fought against
aggression . . . — — Map (db m98968) WM
East Lyme was settled in the 1650s and became incorporated as a town in 1839. Records from 1840 indicated that 1,412 people lived in this 34.8 square mile town. An important settlement in the area was the Thomas Lee house that was built in 1660. . . . — — Map (db m227268) HM
The Niantic Bay and River contribute to the area's rich history of leisure and sport. At a time when there was greater distinction between city and country life, any city dwellers traveled to Niantic on the train to enjoy the beaches and seaside . . . — — Map (db m227266) HM
"It fell out the first winter of our settling there that Jonathan Rudd being to be maried at Saybrooke there falling out at yt tyme a great snow the magistrate intended to goe downe thither was hindered by the depth of yt snow where upon . . . — — Map (db m225334) HM
Settled in the 1640's in part of Lyme and New London. East Lyme was made a separate town in 1839 by the Connecticut General Assembly. In what was originally a farming area along the Old Post Road, a cottage textile indistry developed similar to . . . — — Map (db m32330) HM
Honor RollAntoniac, Peter Atkinson, Arthur W. Bacon, Howard N. Bacon, Jerry B. Banta, Richard Beck, Andrew Beck, John A. Beckwith, George A. Beckwith, Oliver J. Beebe, Benjamin M. Beebe, Henry A. Beebe, Lewis Bond, Henry W. . . . — — Map (db m32328) HM
[ left panel ]
East Lyme
Vietnam
God Bless These Men
Who Could Give No More
* John M. Bath
* Donald K. Walsh
May We Always Remember
- Never Forget
These Courageous Men From
Our Town Who Fought For
Right When So Much . . . — — Map (db m32329) WM
The McCooks of Hartford were a distinguished family. During the 1800s the men of the family were known as the "Fighting McCooks."
In 1869, the McCook family purchased 16 acres with 1750 feet of shoreline known as Champlin Point. On this land . . . — — Map (db m227265) HM
The railroad between New Haven and New London was originally a single track. To allow for higher speed and more frequent trains the railroad was double-tracked and completed in 1894. At that time the "Hole in the Wall" was constructed. Underpasses . . . — — Map (db m227249) HM
Prior to the 1800s, travelers came to East Lyme by boat or horse and wagon. With the advent of the steam train, countless horses were replaced by the "Iron Horse." The railroad connected people and towns like never before.
Built between 1850 . . . — — Map (db m227267) HM
Franklin
In 1663 the uplands and meadows of this area, part of the Norwich “nine miles square" acquired from the Mohegan Indian chief Uncas and known as West Farms, were divided among certain occupants of the town plot of Norwich, and . . . — — Map (db m141214) HM
Honor Roll
Dedicated by the Citizens of
Franklin
To Those Who Served in
World War II
1941 - 1946
Richard E. Armstrong · Robert E. Armstrong · Walter V. Armstrong · John B. Ayer · Frank Babie · John Babie · Eugene J. Borque · Charles . . . — — Map (db m141212) WM
Griswold
Settlers were attracted to this area, then part of Preston, by the rich land of the Pachaug River Valley. The first permanent settlement was founded near Pachaug about 1690 on land purchased from Owaneco, sorn of Uncas, the Mohegan . . . — — Map (db m140777) HM
To the Memory of
The Revolutionary Soldiers
Of Ancient Pachaug
Who Gave Their Lives to Establish a
Free and Independent Country
Dulce et decorum est pro patris mori
(It is sweet and fitting to die for your country)
Solomon Coit · . . . — — Map (db m221579) WM
Erected In Honor Of Those From
The Town Of Griswold Who
Served In The Korean Conflict
Richard A. Albro · Robert Allanach · Ernest L. Arremony · Edmund J. Arremony · John Arremony · Phillip F. Arremony · Lawrence J. Arthur · Chester J. . . . — — Map (db m140814) WM
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