Nathaniel Brown Palmer was an American seal hunter, explorer, sailing captain, and ship designer. He gave his name to Palmer Land, Antarctica, which he explored in 1820 on his sloop Hero. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut, and was a descendant of Walter Palmer, one of the town's founders.
Nathaniel Palmer
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Stonington, Connecticut
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, rear view with widow's walk (the lookout on the roof)
Stonington is a town located in New London County, Connecticut. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic. Stonington is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population of the town was 18,335 at the 2020 census.
Stonington, Connecticut, August 2012
The memorial to the 1814 bombardment of Stonington in Cannon Square
Water Street shops and restaurants in Historic Stonington
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House