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The Griswold Inn is located in Essex, Connecticut and is one of the oldest continuously run inns in the United States. [1] It was founded by three brothers in the late 18th century and named after the Griswold Family of the area, and it has been under the stewardship of only six families.
The Connecticut River Museum is a U.S. educational and cultural institution based at Steamboat Dock in Essex, Connecticut that focuses on the marine environment and maritime heritage of the Connecticut River Valley. [2]
When is Dockside Bar & Grill open? The restaurant will be open on Mother's Day weekend from 10 to 3 on that Saturday and Sunday. After that, it will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through ...
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The Dauntless came in third place. [10] On July 4, 1870, the Bennett's yacht, Dauntless raced across the Atlantic Ocean from Ireland to New York in challenge the English yacht Cambria. [11] Cambria won the race by arriving first off Sandy Hook lightship in 23 days 5 hours and 17 minutes; 1 hour 43 minutes ahead of Dauntless. [12]
Essex is one of the few American towns to have ever been attacked by a foreign power; this occurred on April 8, 1814, and the economic losses were among the largest sustained by the United States during the War of 1812. 28 vessels, with a total value estimated to be close to $200,000 (at a time when a very large two story home in Essex, then known as Potapoug Point, would have been worth no ...
The railroad's main station in Essex. The main station, where tickets are sold and all rolling stock is kept, is located in Essex; specifically, the village of Centerbrook. The main entrance and parking access is located off Route 154; there is a rear entrance (not for public use) on Route 153.
The main station of the Essex Steam Train is located in Centerbrook. The steam train has tracks from Amtrak's Shore Line (part of the Northeast Corridor) in Old Saybrook to Haddam. The steam train and riverboat ride goes from Essex to Chester on the train, but the Dinner Train goes from Essex to just north of Route 82 in Haddam.