Jeremy's Back is a mountain ridge in
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 i ...
. It is 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 ...
, one of the original founders of
Hartford, CT
Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was the seat of Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded County (United States), county government in 19 ...
.
It is located near the
Jeremy River
The Jeremy River, named after Jeremy Adams, begins at a drainage just north of Holbrook Pond about east of Gilead, Connecticut and runs for to the Salmon River in Colchester, Connecticut.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset hi ...
(also named after Jeremy Adams), a favorite paddling destination in the area.
References
External links
Connecticut Explorer's GuideOnline paddling maps of the Jeremy River
Landforms of New London County, Connecticut
Mountains of Connecticut
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