Old Saybrook
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member CraigInCT
N 41° 18.264 W 072° 22.386
18T E 719916 N 4575878
FYI - Founded in 1635
Waymark Code: WM4JRQ
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2008
Views: 20

A sign along a nondescript area on Route 1.

This isn't the historic district of the town, although there are lots of older homes south of this area.

The governor of Massachusetts son, John Winthrop, the Younger, settled in the area in 1635.

Established in 1635
Middlesex County
Zip Code - 06475
The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 10,367

Home (Fenwick) of Katharine Hepburn, Actress (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003)

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Marker Name: Old Saybrook

Marker Type: Roadside

Additional Information: Not listed

Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed

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