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Ledyard (/ ˈ l ɛ dʒ ɜːr d / LEH-jerd) is a Town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, located along the Thames River. The town is named after Colonel William Ledyard , a Revolutionary War officer who was killed at the Battle of Groton Heights . [ 3 ]
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Gales Ferry is a census-designated place [2] and village in the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, United States.It is located along the eastern bank of the Thames River.The community developed as a result of having a ferry to Uncasville located at this site, and from which the village was named.
A historical plaque awarded to Avery indicates that it is the oldest house in Ledyard and states its date from 1720, but evidence suggests it to be older. [2] [4] This plaque was part of a statewide funded campaign by the State of Connecticut for the 350th anniversary of the state's founding. Disagreements over the program were widespread due ...
The Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District is a historic district in the northeast corner of the town of Ledyard, Connecticut.The district includes nearly 1,638 acres (6.63 km 2) of archeologically sensitive land in the northern portion of the uplands historically called Wawarramoreke by the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribe.
The Gurdon Bill Store is located in Ledyard, Connecticut. In 1818, the land for the store was purchased by Gurdon Bill and his partner, Philip Gray. In 1819, Gray sold his interest in the store for $500. Bill operated the store until his death in 1856 and the store is believed to have made its final transaction in 1868.
Allyn's Point is a location on the Thames River in Ledyard, Connecticut, United States. It was the southern terminal of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad from 1843 to 1899 and briefly hosted a steamboat connection with the Long Island Rail Road. Patrick Kato owned this steamboat from 1945 to 1997.
The Nathan Lester House is a historic house museum at 153 Vinegar Hill Road in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, Connecticut.Built in 1793, it is a well-preserved example of an unpretentious late 18th-century farmhouse, and one of the few houses of that age left in the town.