Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . the central part of the place:there is also in the village a Methodist and Baptist church. Killing-worth has a healthful, interesting, and prospective situation, and hasdurin the summer months, a salubrious sea air. The Indians were very numerous in the southern part of this town, on the banksof Hammonnasset and Indian rivers, and about the harbor. Immen
Connecticut historical collections, containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Connecticut, with geographical descriptions . the central part of the place:there is also in the village a Methodist and Baptist church. Killing-worth has a healthful, interesting, and prospective situation, and hasdurin the summer months, a salubrious sea air. The Indians were very numerous in the southern part of this town, on the banksof Hammonnasset and Indian rivers, and about the harbor. Immense masses ofmouldering shells still point out the places where they dwelt. Most of their landswere sold to Col. Fenwick, while he lived at Saybrook. On the 20lh of November,1669, Uncas, Sachem of Mohegan, with Joshua his son, sold to the inhabitants ofKillingworth all the lands in the township, which he had not sold before to GeorgeFenwick, Esq. excepting six acres on the big hammock, (which lay on the easternshore of the harbor,) reserving, however, free liberty to hunt in the woods, and fish inthe rivers, and to use any trees for canoes, and rushes and flags for mats. The In-dians lived in this town in great numbers until 1730 or West view of Killingworth, (central part.) The above is a view (looking eastward) of the central part of theprincipal street in Killingworth, showing the place where the roadcrosses Indian river, with part of the ship yards upon its banks. TheCongregational church, seen in the center of the print, stands upon asmall elevation, called Meeting-house hill: the academy is seen at theeast end of the church : from this place the observer has a pleasantview of the harbor and Sound. The prospect from the steeple is moreextensive and beautiful. On the right is seen, between the trees andopposite the church, a house upwards of an hundred years old. Thishouse was the residence of the Rev. Jared Elliot, D. D. who washighly distinguished as a divine, physici
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