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Ledyard and Gales Ferry
Author(s): Kit Foster, Ledyard Historical Society
ISBN: 9780738535593
# of Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
On Sale Date: 07/19/2004
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Book Description:
Ledyard, Connecticut, is located along the east bank of the Thames River. The town was named for Colonel William Ledyard, who commanded Colonial forces in the Battle of Groton Heights in September 1781. The town's western village of Gales Ferry was the location of a fort established by Commodore Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812. The images in Ledyard and Gales Ferry provide a nostalgic glimpse of the shared history of these two communities. Included are special events like the Harvard-Yale Regatta, the longest-running intercollegiate athletic event in the nation, and local icons such as the Great Oak, once the second-largest tree in Connecticut, under whose branches native tribes are said to have held their councils.
Author Bio: Kit Foster, a local historian and writer, is a former chairman of the Ledyard Historic District Commission. He is also past president of the Ledyard Historical Society, which has donated the images for this book. Royalties will benefit the historical society.
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