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The Mystic River is a 7.0-mile-long (11.3 km) river [1] in Massachusetts. In the Massachusett language , missi-tuk means "large estuary", alluding to the tidal nature of the Mystic River. The resemblance to the English word mystic is a coincidence, which the colonists followed.
The Mystic River was the location of three large shipbuilding firms during the 19th-century, and it is now the home of the Mystic Seaport maritime museum. The name Mystic is derived from the Pequot term "missi-tuk", describing a large river whose waters are driven into waves by tides or wind, according to the Mystic River Historical Society.
Connecticut, the state, and river: (in several dialects) "place of the long river" or "by the long tidal stream" Aspetuck River (and town): (Paugussett) "at the high place" Cockenoe Island: (Montauk) from the name of a 17th-century native interpreter; Coginchaug River: (Wangunk) "place where fish are dried/cured"
Amelia Earhart Dam in July 2016. The Amelia Earhart Dam is an earth-fill dam spanning the Mystic River near its mouth between Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts.It was built in 1966 to regulate tidal effects and the incursion of salt water in the upstream river basin.
Mystic River (and town): (Pequot-Mohegan) "great tidal river" Naugatuck River (and town): (Quinnipiac) "single tree" Niantic River (and town): tribe; "point of land on tidal river" Norwalk River (and city): (Algonquian) noyank or "point of land" or from the name Naramauk. Oronoque: (Quinnipiac) "curved place" or "land at the bend"
Although the Mystic Lakes are popular for swimming, sailing, and fishing, the Upper Mystic Lake suffers from contamination by arsenic and other heavy metals from the Aberjona River. [6] [7] [8] The eastern shore of the lakes is part of the Mystic River Reservation managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.
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[5] [6] The village is located on the Mystic River which flows into Fishers Island Sound. [7] The Mystic River Bascule Bridge crosses the river in the center of the village. [8] The name "Mystic" is derived from the Pequot term "missi-tuk" describing a large river whose waters are driven into waves by tides or wind. [9]