Stonington
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N 41° 21.367 W 071° 52.990
19T E 258817 N 4582301
This roadside marker provides some of the rich history of Stonington.
Waymark Code: WM4PN7
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2008
Views: 41
Marker Text:
"This coastline of Pequot Indian country was first mapped by Adriaen Block from Holland in 1614. The first settlers in 1649 were William and Anna Chesebrough at Wequetoquock Cove. The next year Thomas Stanton built a trading post on the Pawcatuck River. Two years later came Walter Plamer, Thomas Minor, and Captain George Denison. John Gallup and Robert Park settled in the Mystic area soon afterwards. In 1658 Massachusetts claimed the town, naming it Southertown. Governor John Winthrop, Jr. obtained the Connecticut Charter from England in 1662, which set the boundaries of the town. It was renamed Mystic in 1665 and Stonington in 1666. Men of Stonington repulsed a British naval attack on the town, both in 1775 and in 1814. The old trades of shipbuilding, whaling, sealing, and the railroad~steamboat terminal have been replaced by light manufacturing and commercial fishing. Today, Stonington's past maritime glory is reflected in the relics of her Mystic Seaport and Old Lighthouse Museum."
Many of the families mentioned above have members buried in the nearby Stonington Cemetery. The old chapel in the cemetery is an impressive structure.
Marker Name: Stonington
Marker Type: Roadside
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1976
Additional Information: Not listed
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