The
New London Gazette
website covers just about everything of
interest in New London, much more than we can include here. It has
information on ferries, galleries, museums, walking tours, Ocean Beach,
restaurants, history, and general information galore. Be sure to
check it out.
Settlers came to this region in the
1600s. The
Antientest Burial
Ground, opened in 1652, contains early colonial graves. The oldest-known graves of Black colonists, including the Black mayor of New London, can also be found there.
The Gazette sells a searchable CD of
The Diary of Joshua Hempstead 1711 - 1758.
This personal diary of an early resident gives a unique insight into daily colonial
life and the language of the time.
Revolutionary War patriot Nathan Hale, famous for the line "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country", taught in New London before entering the war.
His schoolhouse is still here.
Other historical sites including Eugene O'Neill's boyhood home,
Monte
Cristo Cottage, and the 1756 Shaw-Perkins Mansion are described at the Gazette site.
Directions to Hale's schoolhouse and other sites can also be found there.
You can walk to many of the above locations, but some require a
car. If you need a taxi to get around New London, call 443-4321.
Oh, did I mention the lobster? Why not take a ride on a
real lobster boat followed by a reasonably priced picnic style lobster dinner right on
the dock. The
Seapony
(443-0795), located at T. A. Scott's Lobster
Dock in New London, just off of Howard St., offers tours of the harbor on
a real lobster boat. Check out their harbor photos at
www.seapony.com.
After your cruise have a bite, or a claw, right there on the dock at T. A.
Scott's, 439-1741.
Art
Lyman
Allyn Museum of Art
Golden Street
Gallery
Hygienic Artist Cooperative & Galleries
The
Hygienic
Coop is an artists residence, gallery, and studio, and offers art
classes. On our
New London Photo page
you can see their building and the two story
mural
that graces on side of the building. covers one whole side. Now
includes
outdoor art park.
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