Old Saybrook
Old Saybrook is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,242 at the 2010 census. It contains the incorporated borough of Fenwick, as well as the census-designated places of Old Saybrook Center and Saybrook Manor.
Town Hall
In 1624, shortly after establishing their first settlement at Governor's Island, Dutch settlers established a short-lived factorij at present day Old Saybrook. The trading post was named Kievits Hoek, or "Plover's Corner". Kievits Hoek was soon abandoned as the Dutch consolidated settlement at New Amsterdam. In 1633, Fort Goede Hoop (Huys de Goede Hoop), was established at present-day Hartford.
Old Saybrook High School
The Saybrook Colony was established in late 1635 at the mouth of the Connecticut River, in what is today Old Saybrook and environs. John Winthrop, the Younger, son of the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was designated Governor by the group that claimed possession of the land via a deed of conveyance from Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick. Winthrop was aided by Colonel George Fenwick and Captain Lion Gardiner. As the principals of the group who had planned to settle the colony were supporters of Oliver Cromwell and remained in England during the English Civil War, the colony struggled. In 1644, Fenwick agreed to merge the colony with the more vibrant Connecticut Colony a few miles up river, which purchased the land and fort from him.
Main Street
The design of the Flag of Connecticut comes from the seal of Saybrook Colony.
The seal was brought from England by Colonel George Fenwick, and depicted 15
grapevines and a hand in the upper left corner with a scroll reading "Qui
Sustinet Transtulit".
In 1659, settlers from Saybrook purchased land from Chief Uncas, leader of the
Mohegan Native American tribe, to found Norwich, Connecticut.
Photos from this Court of Honor
On October 9, 1701 the Collegiate School of Connecticut was chartered in Old
Saybrook. It moved to New Haven in 1716, and was later renamed Yale University.
Post Office
The Turtle - the first American submarine - was invented in Westbrook
Connecticut in 1775 by David Bushnell; a replica is housed at Old Saybrook
Senior High School.
In early 2007, plans were established to return the former town hall building to
its original use as a theater. The theatre was completed in 2009 and is named
"Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center and Theater".
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts organization located in an historic theatre/town hall on Main Street in Old Saybrook. Originally opened in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Center has been renovated with public funds from the Town of Old Saybrook and donations raised by the Trustees of the Center. It includes a 250-seat theatre and a small museum honoring Katharine Hepburn, Old Saybrook's most celebrated resident.
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April 2014
many historic homes
looking toward the Connecticut River
wood for the winter
across the cove
Johnny Ad's
hot lobster roll
side of whole clams
seafood feast
lobster salad roll in background
"The Traveler"
eating lobster