Editing Noank, Connecticut (section)

==History==
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{{See also|Noank Historic District}}
In 1614, the area was known as ''Nauyang'' (meaning "point of land") and was a summer camping ground of the [[Pequot people]], but they were driven out in 1655 following the [[Pequot War]]. The land comprising Noank Peninsula was acquired by James Morgan through a lottery in 1712.<ref name=burgess>C.F. Burgess, ed., ''Historic Groton''</ref>

The community grew from a tradition of fishing, lobstering, and boat-building. In 1861, Charles Mallory and Elihu Spicer, Jr. established the C. H. Mallory and Company Steamship line. In 1879, Robert Palmer put steam railways into his shipbuilding plant in Noank. His company became one of the largest in the United States at the time for making wooden ships, building one thousand vessels ranging from fishing boats to sound steamers.<ref name=burgess/> The fishing sailboat type known as the "Noank Smack" is indigenous to this village, such as the [[Emma C. Berry (sloop)|''Emma C. Berry'']] preserved at the [[Mystic Seaport]]. Around 1912, the Connecticut State Lobster Hatchery was established in Noank.<ref>''New London Day'', Half Century Progress edition, 1931-07-06, Sec. 9</ref> Today, the village has several [[marina]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marinas.com/search/?search=1&category=marina&country=US&region=CT&city=Noank|website=marinas.com|access-date=January 21, 2017|title=Marinas in Noank, CT, United States|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202145812/http://marinas.com/search/?search=1&category=marina&country=US&region=CT&city=Noank|url-status=live}}</ref> including one with 158 slips.<ref>[http://www.noankshipyard.com/ Noank Shipyard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114180900/http://noankshipyard.com/ |date=January 14, 2010 }} and [http://www.noankmarineservice.com/ Noank Marine Service] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128113423/http://noankmarineservice.com/ |date=January 28, 2011 }}</ref>

Noank hosts one of the longest running continuous Memorial Day parades in the country, held annually since 1876.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hardman |first1=Ray |title=Does Noank Have the Longest-Running Memorial Day Parade In The Country? |url=https://www.wnpr.org/post/does-noank-have-longest-running-memorial-day-parade-country |website=Connecticut Public Radio |date=May 25, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=January 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115100202/http://www.wnpr.org/post/does-noank-have-longest-running-memorial-day-parade-country |url-status=live }}</ref> The majority of the community was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1979 as a [[historic districts in the United States|historic district]], including houses and businesses dating back to 1840.  The significance of the historic district is primarily in the domestic architecture preserved in about 260 houses.<ref name=nrhpinv3>{{cite web |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/79002656_text |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Noank Historic District |date=July 26, 1978 |last=Clouette |first=Bruce |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=March 16, 2019 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412162943/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/79002656_text |url-status=live }} and {{NRHP url|id=79002656|title=''Accompanying 30 photos, from 1978''|photos=y}}</ref> Scenes for the movie ''[[Mystic Pizza]]'' were filmed at Ford's Lobsters in Noank.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Levitt|first1=Marc|title=Mystic Pizza Filming Locations|url=http://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_mysticpizza.htm|website=The '80s Movies Rewind|publisher=Fast-Rewind.com|access-date=January 21, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202110949/http://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_mysticpizza.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>