Old Mystic, Connecticut

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Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Groton, Connecticut. The population was 3,554 at the 2010 census.

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Groton, Connecticut

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Groton is a town in New London County, Connecticut located on the Thames River. It is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy. The Naval Submarine Base New London is located in Groton, and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is also a major employer. Avery Point in Groton is home to a regional campus of the University of Connecticut. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 38,411 at the 2020 census.

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) moored in Groton at the Submarine Force Museum

Groton Monument and Fort Griswold, a sketch by John Warner Barber for his Historical Collections of Connecticut (1836)

Monument erected in 1830 commemorates the American troops massacred by the British following the surrender of Fort Griswold in the Battle of Groton Heights during the American Revolution.

Thames Street (c. 1901)