Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . honor of Englands prin-cipal city: aiul no doubt they werehighly gratified by this concession oftiie Legislature. It was then in order 10 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon. to name the fair river of the Mohe-gans the Thames, but at just wliatdate it derived the name, bestowed inhonor of its famous prototype in Eng-hd, is not certain. The earliest inhabitants of NewLondon came from Cape Ann, Massa-chusetts—Gloucester people to whomthe sea furnishe
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . honor of Englands prin-cipal city: aiul no doubt they werehighly gratified by this concession oftiie Legislature. It was then in order 10 (picturesque 1Rew Uondon. to name the fair river of the Mohe-gans the Thames, but at just wliatdate it derived the name, bestowed inhonor of its famous prototype in Eng-hd, is not certain. The earliest inhabitants of NewLondon came from Cape Ann, Massa-chusetts—Gloucester people to whomthe sea furnished a living, and towhom New London seemed homelikein that respect at least. Parson Rich-ard Blinman, who, previous to liis im- tliis time something about the Indianswhom they were to dispossess, butwith whom they had little trouble, forthe natives were in the main well dis-posed toward the palefaces whentreated with any degree of ground for dwellings andfor agricultural purposes was a heart-breaking task, as one may readily un-derstand who is at all fanuliar withthe rocky country whicli stretchesback from the waterside to the bor-. THE HEMPSTEAD HOUSE -OLDEST BUILDING IN NEW LONDON. HEMPSTEAD STREET. NEAR JAY. Built in 1678. by Sir Robert Hempstead. Wtio Came from England, and Was One of the Founders of Hempstead, Long Island. He Came to New London About 1643. The House Has Been in Possession of the Family and Descendants for Two Generations. It is Still Owned b> One of the Family. migration to this country, occupiedthe pastorate in Chepstow, Monmouth-shire, England, was the spiritual andtemporal head of the pioneers. Therule in early colonial days was obedi-ence to ecclesiastical authority, and itwas cheerfully rendered as a matter ofright in all things. The settlers came prepared forliardships and privations. They to the rigors of the NewEngland cliuuite. and thev knew bv ders of the State of Connecticut. Theearly settler, however, was no
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