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Connecticut Route 201
Route 201 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut, running in an inverted "L" pattern from Stonington to Griswold. Route description Route 201 begins at an intersection with Route 184 in northwestern Stonington and heads north into North Stonington. In North Stonington, it continues northeast and north, overlapping Route 2 before continuing north into Griswold. In Griswold, it continues north before turning west past Hopeville Pond. It then intersects I-395 before continuing to end at an intersection with Route 12 in the Jewett City section of Griswold. History Route 201 was commissioned in 1934 from an unsigned state road (old SR 663) between Route 165 and Route 138 in Griswold. As part of the 1962 Route Reclassification Act, Route 201 was extended south to Route 2 and north to Jewett City (at Route 12). By 1963, it was extended further south to Route 184 in Stonington, absorbing most of former Route 119 in the process. Junction list References Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonington, Connecticut
The town of Stonington is located in New London County, Connecticut in the state's southeastern corner. It includes the borough of Stonington (borough), Connecticut, Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Connecticut, Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock Cove, Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic, Connecticut, Mystic and Old Mystic (the other halves being in the town of Groton, Connecticut, Groton). The population of the town was 18,335 at the 2020 census. History The first European colonists established a trading house in the Pawcatuck section of town in 1649. The present territory of Stonington was part of lands that had belonged to the Pequot people, who referred to the areas making up Stonington as ''Pawcatuck'' (Stony Brook to the Pawcatuck River) and ''Mistack'' (Mystic River (Connecticut), Mystic River to Stony Brook). It was named "Souther Towne" or Southerton by Massachusetts in 1658, and officially became part of Connecticut in 1662 when Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Griswold, Connecticut
Griswold is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,402 at the 2020 census. Griswold contains the borough of Jewett City and the villages of Doaneville, Kaalmanville, Rixtown, Glasgo, Hopeville, Nathanieltown, and Pachaug. History Long a fishing ground for the Mohegan people, the waterways attracted settlers who established ironworks, saw and corn mills, and other businesses. The town of Griswold was originally the northern part of the town of Preston. The North Society was established in 1716 at the request of residents who had been travelling to Preston to attend church. In the late 1700s, Eliezer Jewett opened several mills and an irrigation plant. His success led the area to be called Jewett City.Connecticut History: Griswold accessed 5 Nov 2017. The town of Griswold inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New London County, Connecticut
New London County is in the southeastern corner of Connecticut and comprises the Norwich-New London, Connecticut Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut Combined Statistical Area. There is no county government and no county seat, as is the case with all eight of Connecticut's counties; towns are responsible for all local government activities, including fire and rescue, snow removal, and schools. New London County contains reservations of four of the five state-recognized Indian tribes, although the Paugassett were historically located farther west. The population was 268,555 as of the 2020 census. History Southeastern New England was dominated by the Pequot people at the time of English colonization. They spoke the Mohegan-Pequot language and were one of the Algonquian-speaking tribes in the coastal areas. After years of conflict, the Colonists and their Indian allies defeated the Pequots in the Pequot War of 1637, endi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Stonington, Connecticut
North Stonington is a town in New London County, Connecticut which was split off from Stonington in 1724. The population was 5,149 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.20%, is water. Principal communities *Clarks Falls *Laurel Glen * North Stonington Village *Route 49 On the National Register of Historic Places * John Randall House – southeast of North Stonington on Route 2 (added 1978) * North Stonington Village Historic District – Route 2, Main Street, Wyassup, Babcock, Caswell, and Rocky Hollow Roads (added April 17, 1983) * Samuel Miner House – north of North Stonington off Route 2 on Hewitt Road (added July 18, 1976) Town history Before the mid-17th century The land of North Stonington is located at the southeast corner of the state of Connecticut. Until the 17th century, the Pequots, the Niantics, and the Narragansetts were the residents in this area of southeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. Historically the state is part of New England as well as the tri-state area with New York and New Jersey. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of "Quinnetuket”, a Mohegan-Pequot word for "long tidal river". Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutchmen who established a small, short-lived settlement called House of Hope in Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers. Half of Connecticut was initially claimed by the Dutch colony New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers, although the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Route 184
Route 184 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut, running from Groton, Connecticut, Groton to North Stonington, Connecticut, North Stonington. Route description Route 184 begins as a freeway from northbound exit 86 of Interstate 95 in Connecticut, I-95 just north of the city of Groton (city), Connecticut, Groton. It crosses over Connecticut Route 12, Route 12 later at an interchange and soon becomes a surface street after another quarter of a mile. The road continues east northeast towards the village of Center Groton, where it meets Connecticut Route 117, Route 117. It continues another via Burnetts Corner to the head of the Mystic River (Connecticut), Mystic River in the village of Old Mystic, Connecticut, Old Mystic near the Stonington, Connecticut, Stonington town line. Route 184 travels four miles (6 km) through the northern part of Stonington before entering the town of North Stonington, Connecticut, North Stonington. It has a junction with Connecticut Route 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Route 2
Route 2 is a State highway#United States, state highway in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford and New London County, New London counties in Connecticut. It is a primary state route, with a limited-access freeway section connecting Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford to Norwich, Connecticut, Norwich and following surface roads to Stonington, Connecticut, Stonington. The entire freeway section of Route 2 is also known as the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Highway. Route description Route 2 begins as a continuation of State Street (just east of Columbus Blvd) near Interstate 91 in downtown Hartford. It starts out heading east toward East Hartford. Route 2 then crosses the Connecticut River on the Founders Bridge and has a partial interchange with I-91 at the crossing. Immediately after crossing into East Hartford, Connecticut, East Hartford, there is a complex interchange with Interstate 84 in Connecticut, Interstate 84. Immediately after this in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 395 (Connecticut)
Interstate 395 may refer to: *Interstate 395 (Connecticut–Massachusetts), a spur from I-95 to Auburn, Massachusetts *Interstate 395 (Delaware), a proposed portion of I-95 in Delaware, when it was under construction *Interstate 395 (Florida), a spur in Miami, Florida *Interstate 395 (Maine), a spur in Bangor, Maine *Interstate 395 (Maryland), a spur in Baltimore, Maryland *Interstate 395 (Pennsylvania), a loop through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, currently designated as part of Interstate 76 *Interstate 395 (Virginia–District of Columbia) Interstate 395 (I-395) in Washington, D.C., and Virginia is a spur route of I-95 that begins at an interchange with I-95 in Springfield and ends at an interchange with U.S. Route 50 () in northwest Washington, D.C. It passes underneath the Nat ..., a spur from I-95 to Washington, D.C. {{road disambiguation 95-3 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Route 12
Connecticut Route 12 is a state highway that runs between Groton and the state line in Thompson. History Route 12 was preceded by New England Interstate Route 12. The southern terminus of NE-12 was originally at New London, Connecticut. It travelled along present-day Route 32 (along the west bank of the Thames River) from New London to Norwich, Connecticut. In 1932, when Connecticut decommissioned its New England Routes, Route 12 swapped places with Route 32 south of Norwich. From Norwich to the Massachusetts border, Route 12 still follows its 1920s alignment. Route description Route 12 from Groton to Norwich is a primary route, serving the Naval Submarine Base New London and is known as the U.S. Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway. North of Norwich, Route 12 is a minor road closely paralleling Interstate 395. Route 12 goes through the following towns: Groton, Ledyard, Preston, Norwich, Lisbon, Griswold, Canterbury (0.14 miles only), Plainfield, Killingly, Putnam, and Tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewett City, Connecticut
Jewett City is a borough in New London County, Connecticut, in the town of Griswold. The population was 3,487 at the 2010 census. The borough was named for Eliezer Jewett, who founded a settlement there in 1771. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 4.00%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,053 people, 1,337 households, and 743 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 1,464 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 92.07% White, 2.46% African American, 0.88% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 1.11% from other races, and 1.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.85% of the population. There were 1,337 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.8% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Route 165
Route 165 is a state highway in southeastern Connecticut running from Norwich to the Rhode Island state line in Voluntown, and continuing as RI Route 165. Route description Route 165 begins at an intersection with Route 2 in eastern Norwich and heads northeast into Preston. In Preston, it continues east through the town into Griswold. In Griswold, it continues generally east-northeast across Pachaug Pond and Glasgo Pond before continuing into Voluntown. In Voluntown, it heads northeast to overlap Route 49 and Route 138 in a triple concurrency. It turns east with Routes 49 and 138, then continues east in a concurrency with Route 138. After leaving Route 138, Route 165 continues east to the Rhode Island state line, meeting RI Route 165. History Route 165 was commissioned in 1932, running from Route 2 in Norwich to Route 138 in Voluntown, apparently on a different route around Pachaug Pond in Griswold. Between 1932 and 1936, it was rerouted to its current location crossing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut Route 138
Route 138 is the portion of the multi-state Route 138 within the state of Connecticut. It is one of several New England state highways that travel through three states while keeping their number designation. The route begins in Sprague at Route 97. From its western terminus up to the junction with Interstate 395 in Griswold, the road functions as a collector road. From the Interstate 395 junction, it then enters Voluntown, and continues into the state of Rhode Island as Route 138. Route description Route 138 starts at Route 97, in the town of Sprague, where it is known as Bushnell Hollow Road. It heads east into the town of Lisbon becoming Kinsman Road and Town House Road. It intersects with Route 169 in Lisbon center and then becomes Newent Road, as it proceeds eastward. Route 138 overlaps with Route 12 as it crosses the Griswold town line. Route 138 splits off from Route 12 as Slater Avenue and later as Pachaug Road. It has an interchange with I-395 in the borough of Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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