Thames River (Connecticut)
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The Thames River is a short river and tidal estuary in the state of Connecticut. It flows south for 15 miles through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at No
The Thames River from the Gold Star Bridge in New London.
Sleighing on the frozen river, winter of 1903–1904
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 State
Thames River (Connecticut)
…for 15 miles (24 km) through eastern Connecticut from the junction of the Yantic River and Shetucket River at Norwich, Connecticut, to New London and Groton, Connecticut, which flank its mouth at Long Island Sound. The Thames River watershed includes a number of smaller basins and the 80-mile (130 km) long Quinebaug…
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)
This 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)