The Jeremy River, named after
Jeremy Adams
Jeremy Adams, also known as Jeremiah Adams (1604/5August 11, 1683), was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Connecticut. He was also the founder and first proprietor of Colchester, Connecticut, which was established on land owned by Adams, kno ...
, begins at a drainage just north of
Holbrook Pond about east of
Gilead, Connecticut and runs for to the
Salmon River in
Colchester, Connecticut
Colchester is a New England town, town in New London County, Connecticut, New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecti ...
.
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed April 1, 2011 There are many swamps and marshes along the banks of its northern end, the largest of which is long.
There is a popular paddling route along the Jeremy River that begins at Old Hartford Road just north of
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 Ha ...
about west-northwest of
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
. The route has solid
Class II whitewater throughout the run and ends at the Salmon River; however, many paddlers continue along the Salmon River paddling route.
The
Norton Paper Mill is located on Jeremy River (in
Colchester, Connecticut
Colchester is a New England town, town in New London County, Connecticut, New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecti ...
).
It operated from 1895
until the early 1960s,
before becoming abandoned by the early 1980s, and falling into disrepair. A fire engulfed the building on July 8, 2012, consuming most of the remaining combustibles (the largely-intact walls being made of brick).
The property was purchased by the Town of Colchester in 2015 (for $1), with plans to remove the building and redevelop the site as a public park.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global environmental organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. it works via affiliates or branches in 79 countries and territories, as well as across every state in the US.
Founded in 1951, The Natu ...
in Connecticut removed the adjacent dam in 2016.
A Dam Along The Jeremy River Comes Down So Fish Can Go Up
- The Hartford Courant
Crossings
See also
*List of rivers of Connecticut
Most of Connecticut's rivers flow into Long Island Sound and from there the waters mix into the Atlantic Ocean. A few extremely eastern rivers flow into Block Island Sound. The list is arranged by drainage basin from east to west, with respective t ...
References
External links
Connecticut Explorer's Guide
Online paddling maps of the Jeremy River
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Rivers of Tolland County, Connecticut
Rivers of New London County, Connecticut
Tributaries of the Connecticut River
Rivers of Connecticut