Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . that canu- tothe shores of the Tliaines to huilcl acity, estiihlisii homes, and found agovernment in keeping with the tradi-tions and customs of the homethey had so lately left in order toenjoy thehlessingsof liliertyw ii i c lihave everl>een pur-chasahleonly hygreat sac-rifice. .1 () TI N W I N r 11 -uiH, thefounder,was theson ofJohnWin-throp wild1 e d fromEnglandthe sec-ond Puri-tan emi-g ra t i onand after-wards he-came g
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . that canu- tothe shores of the Tliaines to huilcl acity, estiihlisii homes, and found agovernment in keeping with the tradi-tions and customs of the homethey had so lately left in order toenjoy thehlessingsof liliertyw ii i c lihave everl>een pur-chasahleonly hygreat sac-rifice. .1 () TI N W I N r 11 -uiH, thefounder,was theson ofJohnWin-throp wild1 e d fromEnglandthe sec-ond Puri-tan emi-g ra t i onand after-wards he-came governor of the Massachusetts BayColony. His paternal grandfather wasAdam Winthrop, of Suffolk. the younger Winthrop undisput-ahly helongs the title of founder ofNew London, for he determined thelocation of the town and promoted itsinception with fervor and confidence,even to the extent of investing hisentire fortune in tlic enterprise. Hewas horn in England, February- 12th,1605. When only 16 years of agehe entered the Cniversity of Dublin,where he remained for three years later he eidisted under thebanner of the Duke of Buckingham. OLD SCHOOL BUILDING—UNION STREET. AS IT APPEARS TODAY. The Old Union School, in Which Nathan Hale Once Taught, is One ot the Citys Interesting Objects. It Still Remains, a Reminder of New Londons Heroic Part in the Stirring Times When All Other Interests Were Sacrificed to the Spirit of 76. in the useless attciniit to succor theProtestants of Hoehelle, France. Hetirst arrived in America, NovemlKT•2nd. lt):50, later returning to England,where he remained for about oneyear. In October, l(i85, he again cameto America and at once interestedhimself in the affaiis of the name first given to New Eou-(ton--its Indian name—was Nameaug. I n d i a n II a m e swere de-scriptive,and Nam-eaug wassupposedto refer tofish, im-p 1 y i n gthat thew a t e r saliout theI o w n a f-fordedL.;()od fish-i 11 g. Itw a s alsoknown asPeq
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