Black Hall River is a river in the state of
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 capita ...
, United States of America.
It joins the Back River at Great Island in
Old Lyme
Old Lyme is a coastal town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The main street of the town, Lyme Street, is a historic district with several homes once owned by sea captains. Lyme Academy of Fine Arts is located in Old Lyme and the ...
, where they enter
Long Island Sound.
The river is situated near the mouth of the
Connecticut River.
It has been described as a scenic river that flows through a marshy rural area that has a large presence of wildlife.
The name ''Black Hall'' is derived from ''Black Hole'', a cave which housed a black employee of one Matthew Griswold in 1645.
The Blackhall is one of southern
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...
's recreational flatwater
kayaking rivers.
See also
*
List of rivers of Connecticut
References
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Rivers of Connecticut