Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . nterprise and thrift, and tothe fact that for many jears NewLondon has possessed rather morethan her share of citizens of liberal 83 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon, and iinlepiiidcnt forUiiif. This isespecially true of many of the inhabi-tants of to-day, some of them descen-dants from the fine old families thatin past generations made New !>ondonfamous. But not a few are more orless recent acquisitions; people ofrefinement and wealth, who,
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . nterprise and thrift, and tothe fact that for many jears NewLondon has possessed rather morethan her share of citizens of liberal 83 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon, and iinlepiiidcnt forUiiif. This isespecially true of many of the inhabi-tants of to-day, some of them descen-dants from the fine old families thatin past generations made New !>ondonfamous. But not a few are more orless recent acquisitions; people ofrefinement and wealth, who, appre-ciating the citys desirability as aplace of abode, have estal>lislied herepermanent residences. The result isthat both the son of the olil New Ldiidon c;illi(i ••the Pe(iuot (olony,has its locatit)n in the southern por-tion of the city, near ^hat famoussummer hotel, the Pequot House, andOcean Heach. Here many wealthypeople from New ^ork City maketheir residence ; some for the warmseason only, and some during theentire year, travelling to and frobetween New London and the Metro-polis, as duty or pleasure calls. Many of the residences in the. RESIDENCE OF MRS. MARTHA S. HARRIS,Broad Street. Londoner, and the newcomer, appiarto have vied with one another in erect-ing elegant and modern dwellings. In New London the oljserver isimpressed by the amount of breathingspace, as it were, allotted to eachresidence. Nearly every one has agenerous front, side, and rear yard ;and in the summer season their greenand well kept lawns present a beau-tiful appearance. In vei-y truth. NewLonilon might be aptly called the Cityof Delightful iiesidences. The charniintj snlnirb of New Icquot section are very fine, andbespeak wealth and culture. It isthe yearly custom of not a few celebri-ties and generally notable people tospend at least a portion of the sum-mer here. And then, with theirhandsome equipages on the smoothdrives, and the magnificent steamyachts in the offing, the scene is aga
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