/i1 V '^ i!„U-'**- »»-* *>B. VI ,"S LIBliARf of CONGRESS Tviu COBics Recejyei) DEC 31 1908 _ Copyrinni tntry fiik&it.ai.HOK!. copv a. CLASS I NEW LONDON EW L,ONDON, a quaint picturesque city, lies on the banks of the American Thames and looks with wide open eyes at the great waterway of commerce. It is built on an elevated ridge in the northwest. On the north the landscape is rugged and picturesque, at the northeast is a noble wood of forest trees, an admirable background for this busy city. On the opposite bank of the river is Groton with its monument to the victims of the Groton massacre, eloquent reminder of the murder most foul and treacherous, done by the British fury. From the beginning New London was prominent in the affairs of the colony. It furnished notable governors and in commerce it was second to Boston and New York. Its population was twice lessened, once by the Revolution and again by the yellow fever epidemic of 179.S. In 1775 as in 1865 New London contributed more than its share to the cause of freedom. The Independent Militia of New London took part at Bunker Hill and the first man in the United States to turn King George's bunting upside down was Captain William Coit of New London. In 1784 New London was one of the first to receive a city charter. Pequot Colony, at the lower end, with casino, chapel, and unequalled fishing and bathing, affords a rare union of city and seaside pleasures in the summer, while in the fall, it retains a peculiar charm only relinquished at the appearance of winter. Mystic, Fisher's Island, Shelter Island, Block Island, and Watch Hill contribute to the charms of New London. Although a busy city of 20,000, its large mills and factories are mainly confined to the lines skirting the water, leaving the beautiful residence quarters charmingly quiet. The Thames Bridge, one of the greatest engineering feats of the century and the longest double track drawbridge in the world, stretches from Winthrop Neck to Groton. New London has an extensive coast trade besides being a great railroad terminus. The whale fishing industry has made New London widely known, but owing to the scarcity of the whale the industry here has been abandoned . Published by THE E. A. BARDOL & CO., New London, Conn. CopyrialiC. 1906. 1908. byL, H. Nelson Co.. Porlland. Me. CITY HALL OLD CITY COURT HOUSE— BUILT 1784 PUBLIC LIBRARY Built in 1890 at a cost of $50,000, of Milford Granite with brownstone trimmings. It was erected from a trust fund bequeathed to the City by Hon. Henry P. Haven. STATE STREET LOOKING WEST FROM DEPOT Showing Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. MUNSEY BUILDING Containing Mohican Hotel. OLD LADIES' HOME o a. < m i-i < z o H < >< H iMtUit ii o" s . to "3.2 ^' SALTONSTALL SCHOOL BARTLETT SCHOOL ST. MARY'S STAR OF THE SEA Roman Catholic Church and Parish House. ST. JAMES CHURCH— EPISCOPAL Corner Federal and Huntington Streets. VIEW OF RIVERSIDE PARK RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE THAMES From Winthrop Neck to Groton stretches the Thames River Bridsie, one of the greatest engineering feats of the century. 1.423 feet long with a 503-foot draw, and the longest double track drawbridge in the world. It is proportioned for a moving load of two 86-ton locomotives followed by a train load 3.000 pounds per foot. *^^^^9 SOME OF NEW LONDON'S BEAUTY SPOTS smsmnm^niitk^^smMSiMi '■THE ANTIENTEST BURIALL PLACE" Opened in 1653 on the Meeting House Hill, Bulkeley Square. Here lie the bodies of the earliest settlers of New London. ^ r- 1 u ■ 11 ••fill ■■■■■I ••■■■I BStltS 841111 Italian Gardens. Residence. ESTATE OF M. F. PLANT, EASTERN POINT View of the greenhouses and stable. Gate Lodge. ESTATE OF M. F. PLANT, EASTERN POINT .%■ ^'»= •>• ^ n' ■ • ;_ *. ^■%^u ^ ■i • ■■ ^..'** ■6 re '^ '■■ Z ».^^ " ■' / to jCf. *i^.**L---* a E ^^a ■ M X ir^ ■# >^ yvp?* v^^. 'C'>#';' t^ -t ' ' y 'ii'y/J^zitA n Jtijitffi'f'n B. . ■ '.' (iV i>f .• 4 ^ ' , * H£> ■ y^.\ W " WS ^?^ T^ ■^i. M^ ^ ■sgi-imn O ■^^' v" 2:>, ■?Wk__^ sS ll 3.1 ^ir K.= Hu. o z-^ 0- - .y ' Wo w c O-a O 5 ■ > ^ ^I- L- Jl ^i ■». ■ K Si -^^ ^j ¥fl w s i ■'l \ ^« a: .5 k' B « 2 ? O H Q h) O U. S. Senator F. B. Brandegee. Hon. C. A. Williams. WELL KNOWN HOMES OF NEW LONDON F. S. Newcomb. SOME OF THE CITY'S BEAUTIFUL RESIDENCES MONUMENT IN HONOR 21ST REGIMENT CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS STATE ARMORY SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT ERECTED 1896 Presented to the City by Sebastian D. Lawrence. NEW YORK YACHT CLUB IN NEW LONDON HARBOR Mrs. McCoskry Butt. RESIDENCES OF PEQUOT COLONY Fred T. Mason. OCEAN BEACH. NEW LONDON NEW LONDON LIGHTHOUSE VIEW OF EASTERN POINT, ACROSS THE RIVER FROM PEQUOT THE GRISWOLD, EASTERN POINT Groton Monument. Ferry "Col. Ledyard," New Congregational Church. Avery House. VIEWS AT GROTON Groton is just across the Thames River from New London. The corner stone of the Groton Monument was laid Sept. 6 1826. Dedicated |«PV«'Jf30 Erected in bono? of Col. Ledyard. who defended Fort Griswold during the massacre of 178L After the battle of Groton Heights. Sept. 6, 1781, the British soldiery left the American wounded in the Avery House. '*.l^.*IW3^^M W.Mt>!'4JvVl-ftiii#i! OLD FORT GRISWOLD AND VIEW OF THE HARBOR FORT TRUMBULL !:k £1 ia^^ BUILDINGS AT FISHER'S ISLAND AND THE STEAMER PLYING BETWEEN THAT POINT AND NEW LONDON ▼ ^^.. LIBRfiRY OF CONGRESS 014 113 146 1 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 00141131461 • Hollinger Corp. pH 8.5