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In Essex, the road becomes Westbrook Road, traveling through southwestern Essex for about 1.3 miles (2.1 km), at which point the road splits into two. Route 153 continues northeast towards Essex Village along Plains Road; Westbrook Road continues north as an unsigned state highway (designated as State Road 604) towards the village of Centerbrook.
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.
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 ...
Dec. 12—You step off Main Street in Old Saybrook, into a restaurant space that has the freshness and spark of someplace new. The walls are a rich, deep blue, and the sumptuously comfortable ...
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.
Essex: 11.09: 17.85: Route 9 / Route 153 south – Old Saybrook, Middletown, Westbrook: Northern terminus of Route 153; exit 3 on Route 9: 11.84: 19.05: Main Street (SR 602 west) / Westbrook Road (SR 604 south) 12.60: 20.28: Route 9 – Old Saybrook, Middletown: Exit 5 on Route 9: Deep River: 14.41: 23.19: Route 80 west – Killingworth ...
Map of Connecticut highlighting the Connecticut River Estuary region. The Lower Connecticut River Valley is a region of the state of Connecticut around the juncture where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound. It includes towns in Middlesex County and the western edge of New London County. It is located in the southeastern-central part ...
Ivoryton is one of three villages in Essex, Connecticut, United States in Middlesex County. Ivoryton Historic District, the historic district in the village, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 2014. [1] The Ivoryton Playhouse, which is separately listed on the Register, is located within the district.