<p>Boats and the sea have always been an important part of the history of Groton, known as the submarine capital of the world. It is home to a U.S. submarine base and to General Dynamics-Electric Boat. Electric Boat's prolific submarine construction in the 1940s helped America win World War II, and it was in Groton that the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, was built and launched. The village of Mystic, now a popular tourist destination, was home to the nineteenth-century shipyards that built the Andrew Jackson, the clipper ship that made the record-setting voyage between New York and San Francisco, and the Galena, the first oceangoing ironclad used by the Union navy during the Civil War.</p>

Groton (CT) (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Carol W. Kimball

James L. Streeter

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

Mystic, Connecticut is one of New England's most picturesque villages and it has a colorful history to match.  Historic Glimpses is a collection of wonderful vignettes highlighting the history of Mystic and its surrounding communities, written by local historian Carol W. Kimball and culled from the pages of The Day newspaper.  More than 130 columns and illustrations revisit the people, places, events, businesses and vessels that built, shaped and impacted the region - from explorers to entrepreneurs, quarries to factories, tragic fires to celebrations, and fishing smacks to warships.  Readable and perusable, it provides fascinating insight into this wonderful and special place.  Historic Glimpses will stir memories for some and have others discovering new and surprising episodes of the past.

Historic Glimpses: Recollections of Days Past in the Mystic River Valley

History

Americas

Flat Hammock Press

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