Editing New London, Connecticut (section)

===Towns created from New London===
New London originally had a larger land area when it was established. Towns set off since include:
* [[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]] in 1649
** This large area ran from the [[Mystic River (Connecticut)|Mystic River]] to the [[Pawcatuck River]], including [[Pawcatuck, Connecticut|Pawcatuck]], Wequetequock, and the easterly half of [[Mystic, Connecticut|Mystic]]. It stretched inland from [[Long Island Sound]] to [[Lantern Hill]].
** [[North Stonington, Connecticut|North Stonington]] was created from the northern half of Stonington in 1807.
* [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]] in 1705
** [[Ledyard, Connecticut|Ledyard]] (originally North Groton) created from a part of Groton in 1836.
* [[Montville, Connecticut|Montville]] in 1786.
** [[Salem, Connecticut|Salem]] created from parts of Montville, Colchester, and Lyme in 1819
* [[Waterford, Connecticut|Waterford]] in 1801.
** [[East Lyme, Connecticut|East Lyme]] created from parts of Waterford and Lyme in 1839.
* [[Fishers Island]] officially left Connecticut and became part of New York in 1879.