Soldiers’ Monument, Preston

Soldiers’ Monument, Preston
– Dave Pelland, CTMonuments.net

The town of Preston is located in New London County and contains the villages of Long Society, Preston City, and Poquetanuck. In 1686 the General Assembly allowed the area’s first settlers to establish a plantation on the tract of land between Norwich and Stonington, and in 1687 incorporated it as Preston, after the English city of Preston, Lancashire. Early trades in the area included shoe making, metal smithing, shipbuilding, and brickmaking. Preston today is rural town and has a large number of properties on the National Register of Historic Places including the Preston City Historic District and the Long Society Meeting House.

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