Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . Shipbuilding was one of the towns earliestindustries. Thomas Starr of Groton Bank, asiiipwright. in 1710 sold a sloop called the SeaIhiwer which he describes as a square-sterned \-essel of sixty-seven tons and six-sevenths of a ton, built by me in Groton.(_)ur village became famous for the building(jf immense ships way back in 1725. .\boutthat time a shi]) builder. Capt. John Jeffrey, came to Groton Bank and cjbtaincd a grant oflan
Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . Shipbuilding was one of the towns earliestindustries. Thomas Starr of Groton Bank, asiiipwright. in 1710 sold a sloop called the SeaIhiwer which he describes as a square-sterned \-essel of sixty-seven tons and six-sevenths of a ton, built by me in Groton.(_)ur village became famous for the building(jf immense ships way back in 1725. .\boutthat time a shi]) builder. Capt. John Jeffrey, came to Groton Bank and cjbtaincd a grant ofland upon the river. Here he built two largeships, one of these being as large for her dayas the big steamers lately built here. It wasthe largest ship that had then been constructedthis side the Atlantic. This great ship of sevenhundred tons was launched (Jet. 12, 1725. Acrowd of people came to the launching. Theother ship of five hundred and seventv tons I^T. -^: was called the Don Carlos and sailed for Lis-bon. Jertre} was the builder of smaller ships aswell; Oct. 26, 1738, John Ledyard, the fatherof John Ledyard the traveler, sailed forEngland in a new Snow built by Capt. Ledyard, called the traveler, was one(if Grotons noted men. He sailed with on his second voyage around the world,of which he published an account. Later heI-cnetrated into the heart of Russia. He nextbecame one of a party to explore the Nile, butwas taken sick and died at Cairo in 1788, agedthirty-seven. The inhabitants, who were at first farmers,were now to a great extent a seafaring people,carrying on trade along the coast and with theWest Indies and European ]iorts until theRevolution put an end to all such of Grotons adventurous ones, as well asthe men of New London, fitted out privateersand sent them out to damage the British shipsvvhicli were harrying our coasts. They re-turned often with great prizes. Eight hun-dred and three r
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