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Place Name
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New London
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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24,540 (1990)
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Location
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New London County, Connecticut (CT), United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°19'N
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Longitude
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72°05'W
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New London
, city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co.,
SE Conn., on the Thames R. near its mouth on L.I. Sound; 41°19'N
72°05'W. It is a deepwater port of entry, with mfg. (shipbuilding;
textiles; high-technology research and engineering; bldg. materials;
fishing, tourism; furniture, and paper prods.). New London survived a
partial burning by the British under Benedict Arnold in 1781 and a Br.
blockade during the War of 1812. The city reached the peak of its
maritime prosperity in the 19th cent., when it flourished as a
shipping, shipbuilding, and whaling port. The excellent harbor is used
by the U.S. Navy as a principal submarine base, by yachters and
students of the U.S. Coast Guard Acad. (located in the city), and by
the Coast Guard Officers Training Command. Annual
Yale-Harvard boat races are held on the Thames R. Conn. Col. and
Mitchell Col. are here. The city has a whaling mus., an art mus., and
many old bldgs., including the Hempsted House (1678) the old town mill
(1650) and Old Fort Trumbull (1849). Laid out 1646 by John Winthrop,
inc. 1784.
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