« back to CT: New London County
»
The Green - In 1659 the Mohegan chief Uncas sold to settlers led by Major John Mason and the Reverend James Pitch "nine miles square", part of which became Norwich. According to Frances M. Caulkins's history of Norwich, "At the end of the first century... the church no longer necessary at a look-out cost of the town, came down from the hill and took it's position at the corner of the Green... the place where trades, merchandize, public business, military exercises, shows, sports, festivals and the general enterprize of the town, found a center."


CT-005 The Green

The Green - In 1659 the Mohegan chief Uncas sold to settlers led by Major John Mason and the Reverend James Pitch "nine miles square", part of which became Norwich. According to Frances M. Caulkins's history of Norwich, "At the end of the first century... the church no longer necessary at a look-out cost of the town, came down from the hill and took it's position at the corner of the Green... the place where trades, merchandize, public business, military exercises, shows,...
more »


Location: Town St, Norwich, New London County Connecticut United States of America
Copyright: © 2008 Jason O. Watson. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
  • landmark
  • historic
  • marker
  • The Green
  • Norwich
  • 1659
  • the Mohegan chief
  • Uncas
  • settlers
  • Major
  • John
  • Mason
  • Reverend James Pitch
  • nine miles square
  • Frances M. Caulkins's
  • history
  • look-out
  • town
  • hill
  • trades
  • merchandize
  • public business
  • military exercises
  • shows
  • sports
  • festivals
  • general enterprise
  • Connecticut
  • State of Connecticut
  • reverend
  • history of Norwich
  • church
  • travel
  • United States of America
  • United States
  • America
  • USA
  • US
  • Ct
  • historical
  • historical marker
  • famous
  • highway
  • popular
  • place of interest
  • tourist attraction
  • tourist destination
  • travel destination
  • tour
  • tourism
  • tourist
  • attraction
  • destination
  • sign
  • American
  • day
  • daytime
  • vertical
  • education
  • historical site
  • outdoors
  • outside
  • road
  • roadside
  • roadsign
  • nobody
  • no people
  • signs and symbols
  • text
  • information
  • displayed
  • letters
  • historic attractions
  • display
  • position
  • corner
  • center

Only search this gallery