Quiambaug is an area of
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 W ...
, consisting primarily of the valley of the Mistuxet Brook and Quiambaug Cove, and comprising roughly one-sixth of the
town.
One of the first four settlers of Stonington,
Thomas Miner, built his house in Quiambaug in 1653. His diary of life there in the 17th century. The entries for 1668 are available at http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6228An.
Quiambaug Cove was one of the largest producing area of commercial oysters in Connecticut in 1900.
Notable residents have included the sailor
Nathaniel Fanning
Nathaniel Fanning (31 May 1755 – 30 September 1805) was an officer in the Continental Navy and later the United States Navy, who served aboard ''Bonhomme Richard'' during its 1779 battle with HMS ''Serapis''.
Fanning was born in Stoningt ...
and explorer
Edmund Fanning, FBI Director
L. Patrick Gray
Louis Patrick Gray III (July 18, 1916 – July 6, 2005) was Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from May 3, 1972 to April 27, 1973. During this time, the FBI was in charge of the initial investigation into the burglarie ...
, artist
Ellery Thompson, and writer L.
Rust Hills
Lawrence Rust "Rusty" Hills (November 9, 1924 – August 12, 2008) was an American author and fiction editor at ''Esquire'' from 1957 to 1964. He remained associated with the magazine until 1999. Authors he championed include Norman Mailer, John C ...
.
The Quiambaug valley includes the Quiambaug Fire District and the Quiambaug Volunteer Fire Department.
References
*"History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its First Settlement in 1649 to 1900, with a Genealogical Register of Stonington Families", by Richard Anson Wheeler
*"Stonington By The Sea", by Henry Robinson Palmer
*"An Environmental History Review of Oyster, Flounder, Bay Scallop and Smelt Fisheries", Timothy C. Visel
External links
Quiambaug/Mistuxet history
{{New London County, Connecticut
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Populated places in New London County, Connecticut
1653 establishments in Connecticut