Former Grist Mill site, North Stonington – Jerry Dougherty
The New London County town of North Stonington is in southeastern Connecticut and shares a border with Rhode Island. The first white settlers arrived in the mid-1600s and established homesteads in what was then Stonington. Named in 1724, North Stonington separated from Stonington and incorporated in 1807. In the 19th century, the town prospered with numerous farms, mills, and tanneries and was a well-known mercantile center that produced silk and satin, wools, and thread lace among other items. After the Civil War, the town turned primarily agricultural with dairy farming its principal industry. Now a residential community, it still boasts numerous structures from the late 1700s and early 1800s.
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North Stonington: Shunock River and Local Ambitions Powered a 19th-century Mill Town
With water supplied by the Shunock River and Assekonk Brook, North Stonington supported mill operations and local businesses from the late 1600s to early 1900s. …[more]
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