Editing New London, Connecticut

{{short description|City in Connecticut, United States}}
{{About||the county|New London County, Connecticut}}
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| motto              = ''[[Mare Liberum]]''
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'''New London''' is a seaport city and a [[port of entry]] on the northeast coast of the United States, located at the outlet of the [[Thames River (Connecticut)|Thames River]] in [[New London County, Connecticut]], which empties into [[Long Island Sound]]. The city is part of the [[Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut|Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region]].

New London is home to the [[United States Coast Guard Academy]], [[Connecticut College]], [[Mitchell College]], and [[The Williams School]]. The [[Coast Guard Station New London]] and New London Harbor is home port to both the Coast Guard's [[Cutter (boat)|cutter]] ''Coho'' and their [[tall ship]] [[USCGC Eagle (WIX-327)|''Eagle'']]. The city had a population of 27,367 at the 2020 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US0901152350 |title=Census - Geography Profile: New London town, New London County, Connecticut|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2021}}</ref> The [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]]–New London metropolitan area includes 21 towns and 274,055 people.

==History==
[[File:2013-07-28 Fort Trumbull - Thames Baseball Club.jpg|thumb|left|[[Fort Trumbull]], originally built on this site in 1777. The present structure was built between 1839 and 1852.]]
[[File:New London.jpg|thumb|left|New London in 1813]]
[[File:New London old station and Parade 1883.JPG|thumb|right|The Parade in 1883, with a railroad station built in 1864 at right (replaced by [[New London Union Station]] in 1887) and ferryboats in the river]]

===Colonial era===
The area was called Nameaug by the [[Pequot]] [[Native Americans of the United States|Indians]]. [[John Winthrop, Jr.]] founded the first English settlement here in 1646, making it about the 13th town settled in Connecticut. Inhabitants referred to it informally as Nameaug or as Pequot after the tribe. In the 1650s, the colonists wanted to give the town the official name of London after [[London, England]], but the [[Connecticut General Assembly]] wanted to name it Faire Harbour. The citizens protested, declaring that they would prefer it to be called Nameaug if it could not be officially named London.<ref name="Marrin2007">{{cite book|first=Richard B.|last=Marrin|title=Abstracts from the New London Gazette Covering Southeastern Connecticut, 1763-1769|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y2LanJi-x6MC&pg=PA242 |date=January 1, 2007|publisher=Heritage Books|isbn=978-0-7884-4171-4 |pages=242}}</ref><ref name="Caulkins">{{Cite book |last1=Caulkins |first1=Frances Manwaring |author-link=Frances Manwaring Caulkins |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/rc01003277/ |title=History of New London, Connecticut, from the first survey of the coast in 1612 to 1860 |last2=Griswold |first2=Cecelia |publisher=H. D. Utley |year=1895 |location=New London, CT |language=en |lccn=rc01003277 |via=[[Library of Congress]]}}</ref> The legislature relented, and the town was officially named New London on March 24, 1658.<ref name=":0" />{{Pg|page=119}}

===American Revolution===

The harbor was considered to be the best deep water harbor on [[Long Island Sound]],<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=New London |volume=19 |pages=515–516}}</ref> and consequently New London became a base of [[U.S. Navy|American naval operations]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] and privateers where it has been said no port took more prizes than New London with between 400–800 being credited to New London privateers including the 1781 taking of supply ship Hannah, the largest prize taken during the war. Famous New Londoners during the American Revolution include [[Nathan Hale]], William Coit, Richard Douglass, Thomas and [[Nathaniel Shaw]], [[Samuel Holden Parsons|Gen. Samuel Parsons]], printer Timothy Green, and Bishop [[Samuel Seabury (bishop)|Samuel Seabury]].{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

New London was raided and much of it burned to the ground on September 6, 1781, in the [[Battle of Groton Heights]] by [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]] native [[Benedict Arnold]] in an attempt to destroy the Patriot [[privateer]] fleet and supplies of goods and naval stores within the city. It is often noted that this raid on New London and Groton was intended to divert General [[George Washington]] and the French Army under [[Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien|Rochambeau]] from their march on [[Yorktown, Virginia]]. The main defensive fort for New London was [[Fort Griswold]], located across the Thames River in [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]]. It was well known to Arnold, who had already informed the British of this so that they could avoid its [[artillery]] fire. British and Hessian troops subsequently attacked and captured New London's [[Fort Trumbull]], while other forces moved in to attack Fort Griswold across the river, then held by Lieutenant-Colonel [[William Ledyard]]. The British suffered great casualties at Fort Griswold before the Americans were finally forced to surrender—whereupon Arnold's men stormed into the fort and slaughtered most of the American troops who defended it, including Ledyard. All told, more than 52 British and 83 American soldiers were killed, and more than 142 British and 39 Americans were wounded, many mortally. New London suffered over 6 defenders killed and 24 wounded, while Arnold's men suffered an equal amount.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.battleofgrotonheights.com |title=The Battle of Groton Heights & Burning of New London |publisher=Battleofgrotonheights.com |date=August 31, 2006 |access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref>

Connecticut's independent legislature made New London one of five cities simultaneously brought from ''de facto'' to formalized incorporations in its January session of 1784.<ref name="Caulkins" />{{Pg|page=619}}

===19th century===

After the [[War of 1812]] began, the [[Royal Navy]] established a blockade of the [[East Coast of the United States]], including New London. During the war, American forces unsuccessfully attempted to destroy the British ship of the line [[HMS Ramillies (1785)|HMS ''Ramillies'']] while it was lying at anchor in New London's harbor with [[torpedo]]es launched from small boats. This prompted the captain of ''Ramillies'', [[Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet]], to warn the Americans to cease using this "cruel and unheard-of warfare" or he would "order every house near the shore to be destroyed". The fact that Hardy had been previously so lenient and considerate to the Americans caused them to abandon such attempts with immediate effect.<ref name="Lossing">{{Cite book |last=Lossing |first=Benson |url=https://archive.org/details/fieldbookswar181200lossrich |title=The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812 |publisher=Harper & Brothers, Publishers |year=1868 |page=692 |oclc=1045378323}}</ref>

For several decades beginning in the early 19th century, New London was one of the three busiest [[whaling]] ports in the world, along with [[Nantucket]] and [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]].{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} The wealth that whaling brought into the city furnished the capital to fund much of the city's present architecture. The [[New Haven and New London Railroad]] connected New London by rail to New Haven and points beyond by the 1850s. The [[Springfield and New London Railroad]] connected New London to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], by the 1870s.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

Many distinctive structures built in the 19th century remain, but the [[First Church of Christ (New London, Connecticut)|First Church]] built in 1853 collapsed in January 2024.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Jacobs |first=Kenneth Franklin |date=2005 |title=Leopold Eidlitz: Becoming an American architect |url=http://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/1178 |access-date=June 2, 2024 |website=University of Pennsylvania Scholarly Commons |pages=153–155}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Gendreau |first1=LeAnne |last2=Fortuna |first2=Angela |date=2024-01-26 |title=Historic New London church to be completely demolished after steeple collapse |url=https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/historic-new-london-church-will-need-to-be-demolished-after-steeple-collapse/3203459/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920172330/https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/historic-new-london-church-will-need-to-be-demolished-after-steeple-collapse/3203459/ |archive-date=2024-09-20 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=[[WVIT|NBC Connecticut]] |publisher=[[NBC Owned Television Stations|NBC]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Military presence===
[[File:Connecticut - New London - NARA - 23936539 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|View of New London, 1930s]]
Several military installations have been part of New London's history, including the [[United States Coast Guard Academy]] and [[Coast Guard Station New London]].<ref>[http://www.uscg.mil/d1/sectlis/units/staNewLondon/ Coast Guard Station New London official web page]</ref> Most of these military installations have been located at [[Fort Trumbull]]. The first Fort Trumbull was an earthwork built 1775–1777 that took part in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The second Fort Trumbull was built 1839–1852 and still stands. During the [[Red Summer]] of 1919, there were [[New London riots of 1919|a series of racial riots]] between white and black Navy men stationed in New London and Groton.{{sfn|Rucker|Upton|2007|p=554}}{{sfn|The Greeneville Daily Sun|1919|p=1}}{{sfn|Voogd|2008|p=95}}

By 1910, the fort's defensive function had been superseded by the new forts of the [[Endicott Board|Endicott Program]], primarily located on [[Fishers Island]]. The fort was given to the [[Revenue Cutter Service]] and became the Revenue Cutter Academy. The Revenue Cutter Service was merged into the [[United States Coast Guard]] in 1915, and the Academy relocated to its current site in 1932.

During [[World War II]], the [[United States Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]] Officers Training School was located at Fort Trumbull. From 1950 to 1990, Fort Trumbull was the location for the [[Naval Underwater Sound Laboratory]], which developed [[sonar]] and related systems for [[US Navy]] [[submarine]]s. In 1990, the Sound Laboratory was merged with the [[Naval Underwater Systems Center]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], and the New London facility was closed in 1996.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026194651/http://www.geocities.com/~jmgould/trumhist.html The History of Fort Trumbull by John Duchesneau]</ref><ref name="r679">{{cite web | title=FORT TRUMBULL HISTORY | website=FRIENDS OF FORT TRUMBULL | date=2001-09-11 | url=http://www.fortfriends.org/history.htm | access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref>

The [[Naval Submarine Base New London]] is physically located in Groton, but submarines were stationed in New London during World War II and from 1951 to 1991. The [[submarine tender]] [[USS Fulton (AS-11)|''Fulton'']] and [[Submarine Squadron 10]] were based at State Pier in New London during this time. Squadron Ten was usually composed of eight to ten submarines and was the first all-nuclear submarine squadron. In the summer of 1960, peace activists from around the country gathered in New London to protest the all-nuclear submarines being based there. Participants held daily vigils and marches, handed out leaflets and talked with workers. Unable to achieve their goals by the end of the summer, some activists stayed in Connecticut and established the New England [[Committee for Non-Violent Action]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Property |url=https://www.voluntownpeacetrust.org/history-of-the-property.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=THE VOLUNTOWN PEACE TRUST |language=en}}</ref>

USS ''Fulton'' was decommissioned, after 50 years of service, in 1991 and Submarine Squadron 10 was disbanded at the same time.  In the 1990s, State Pier was rebuilt as a [[freight container|container]] terminal.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

===Fort Trumbull===

{{main|Kelo v. City of New London}}
[[Image:Fort Trumbull three.jpg|right|thumb|One of the few remaining houses in the Fort Trumbull neighborhood, June 10, 2007]]

The neighborhood of Fort Trumbull once consisted of nearly two-dozen homes, but they were seized by the City of New London using [[eminent domain]]. This measure was supported in a 5–4 ruling in the 2005 Supreme Court case ''[[Kelo v. City of New London]]'', and the homes were ultimately demolished by the city as part of an economic development plan. The site was slated to be redeveloped under this plan, but the chosen developer was not able to get financing and the project failed. The empty landscape of the Fort Trumbull area has been widely characterized as an example of government overreach and inefficiency.<ref name=jacoby>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/03/12/the-devastation-caused-eminent-domain-abuse/yWsy0MNEZ91TM94PYQIh0L/story.html |last=Jacoby|first= Jeff |title= Eminent disaster: Homeowners in Connecticut town were dispossessed for nothing|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=March 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=WeekStand>{{cite news|last1=Allen|first1=Charlotte |title='Kelo' Revisited|url=http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/kelo-revisited_776021.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131083434/http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/kelo-revisited_776021.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=October 23, 2014|work=Weekly Standard|date=February 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Somin|first=Ilya|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/05/29/the-story-behind-the-kelo-case-how-an-obscure-takings-case-came-to-shock-the-conscience-of-the-nation/ |title= The story behind Kelo v. City of New London – how an obscure takings case got to the Supreme Court and shocked the nation|newspaper= [[The Washington Post]]|date=May 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Downey |first=Kirstin |url= http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002283981_scotus22.html |title=Nation & World &#124; Supreme Court ruling due on use of eminent domain |work=Seattle Times |access-date=October 28, 2011 |date=May 22, 2005}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:New London Map 49%.png|thumb|right|49% of New London's area is water.]]
[[File:Nathan Hale statue in Williams Park, New London Connecticut.jpg|thumb|A statue of [[Nathan Hale]] in Williams Park]]
In terms of land area, New London is one of the smallest cities in Connecticut. Of the whole {{convert|10.76|sqmi|km2}}, nearly half is water; {{convert|5.54|sqmi|km2}} is land.<ref>{{cite web |work=American FactFinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-tree_id=4001&-amp;-format=ST-7%7CST-7S&-amp;-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_caller=geoselect&-context=gct&-amp;-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ST7&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ST7&-redoLog=true&-amp;-_lang=en%20U.S.%20Census%20Bureau&-_lang=en&-geo_id=05000US09011&-CONTEXT=gct&-format=CO-2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-amp;-tree_id=4001&-amp;-geo_id=04000US09&-amp;-context=gct&-amp;-CONTEXT=gct |title=New London County, Connecticut – County Subdivision and Place |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200216141506/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-tree_id=4001&-amp;-format=ST-7%7CST-7S&-amp;-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_caller=geoselect&-context=gct&-amp;-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ST7&-mt_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U_GCTPH1_ST7&-redoLog=true&-amp;-_lang=en%20U.S.%20Census%20Bureau&-_lang=en&-geo_id=05000US09011&-CONTEXT=gct&-format=CO-2&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-amp;-tree_id=4001&-amp;-geo_id=04000US09&-amp;-context=gct&-amp;-CONTEXT=gct |archive-date=February 16, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The town and city of New London are coextensive. Sections of the original [[New England town|town]] were ceded to form newer towns between 1705 and 1801. The [[New England town|towns]] of [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]], [[Ledyard, Connecticut|Ledyard]], [[Montville, Connecticut|Montville]], and [[Waterford, Connecticut|Waterford]], and portions of [[Salem, Connecticut|Salem]] and [[East Lyme, Connecticut|East Lyme]], now occupy what had earlier been the outlying area of New London.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/townorder.htm |title= Connecticut Towns in the Order of their Establishment|website=www.sots.ct.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314164126/http://www.sots.ct.gov/RegisterManual/SectionVII/townorder.htm |archive-date=March 14, 2008}}</ref>

New London is bounded on the west and north by the town of Waterford on the east by the [[Thames River, Connecticut|Thames River]] and Groton and on the south by [[Long Island Sound]].

===Principal communities===
*[[Downtown New London]]
*Ocean Beach

Other minor communities and geographic features include Bates Woods Park, Fort Trumbull, Glenwood Park, Green's Harbor Beach, Mitchell's Woods, Pequot Colony, Riverside Park, Old Town Mill.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

===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.

===Climate===

Using the [[Köppen climate classification]] New London has a warm temperate climate. This zone is defined as having a monthly mean temperature above 26.4&nbsp;°F (−3 C) but below 64.4&nbsp;°F (18 C) in the coldest month.

The city experiences long, hot and humid summers, and cool to cold winters with snowfall on occasion. The city averages 2,300 hours of sunshine annually (higher than the USA average). New London lies in the broad transition zone between continental climates to the north in New England and southern Canada, and the humid subtropical climates to the south along the lower East Coast.

From May to late September, the southerly flow from the [[Bermuda High]] creates hot and humid tropical weather conditions. Daytime heating produces occasional thunderstorms with heavy but brief downpours. Daytime highs in summer are normally near 80&nbsp;°F, with occasional heat waves bringing high temperatures into the 90's °F. Spring and Fall are mild in New London, with daytime highs in the 55° to 70&nbsp;°F range and lows in the 40° to 50&nbsp;°F range. The seaside location of the city creates a long growing season compared to areas inland. The first frost in the New London area is normally not until late October or early November, almost three weeks later than parts of northern Connecticut.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}} Winters are cool with a mix of rainfall and snowfall, or mixed precipitation. New London normally sees fewer than 25 days annually with snow cover. In mid-winter, there can be large differences in low temperatures between areas along the coastline and areas well inland, sometimes as much as 15&nbsp;°F.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Tropical cyclones (hurricanes/tropical storms) have struck Connecticut and the New London metropolitan area, although infrequently. Hurricane landfalls have occurred along the Connecticut coast in 1903, 1938, 1944, 1954 ([[Hurricane Carol|Carol]]), 1960 ([[Hurricane Donna|Donna]]), 1985 ([[Hurricane Gloria|Gloria]]). [[Hurricane Irene|Tropical Storm Irene]] (2011) also caused moderate damage along the Connecticut coast, as did [[Hurricane Sandy]] (which made landfall in New Jersey) in 2012.

[[File:M-grandiflora bank-st montauk-ave new-london-CT 11282020.jpg|thumb|Mature Magnolia grandiflora on the north side of Bank Street (intersection with Montauk Avenue) in New London, Connecticut.]]

The Connecticut shoreline (including New London) lies within the broad transition zone where so-called "subtropical indicator" plants and other broadleaf evergreens can successfully be cultivated. New London averages about 90 days annually with freeze, about the same as Baltimore, Maryland{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}. As such, many varieties of [[Magnolia grandiflora|Southern Magnolia]], [[Rhapidophyllum hystrix|Needle Palms]], [[Loblolly Pine|Loblolly]] and [[Longleaf Pines]], [[Lagerstroemia indica|Crape Myrtles]], [[Aucuba japonica]], [[Camellia]], [[Yucca gloriosa|trunking Yucca]], [[Musa basjoo|hardy bananas]], [[Araucaria araucana|Monkey Puzzle]], copious types of evergreen [[Holly|Hollies]], many East Asian (non-holly) [[broadleaf evergreen]] trees and shrubs, and certain varieties of [[Ficus carica|figs]] may be grown in private and public gardens. The growing season is quite long in New London. Like much of coastal Connecticut and Long Island, NY, it averages close to 200 frost free days. The new 2023 USDA Garden Zone Map has New London in zone 7a. New London falls into the same garden zone as locations like [[Trenton, New Jersey]], [[Wilmington, Delaware]], or [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]. By the mid-to-late 21st century, the area is expected to fall within USDA zone 8 according to some models.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://e360.yale.edu/features/redrawing-the-map-how-the-worlds-climate-zones-are-shifting |title=Redrawing the Map: How the World's Climate Zones Are Shifting}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301360248 |doi=10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034001 |title=Projected changes in cold hardiness zones and suitable overwinter ranges of perennial crops over the United States |year=2016 |last1=Parker |first1=Lauren E. |last2=Abatzoglou |first2=John T. |journal=Environmental Research Letters |volume=11 |issue=3 |page=034001 |s2cid=51886166 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|doi = 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034001|title = Projected changes in cold hardiness zones and suitable overwinter ranges of perennial crops over the United States|year = 2016|last1 = Parker|first1 = Lauren E.|last2 = Abatzoglou|first2 = John T.|journal = Environmental Research Letters|volume = 11|issue = 3|page = 034001|doi-access = free}}</ref>

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{{US Census population
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|1810= 3238
|1820= 3330
|1830= 4335
|1840= 5519
|1850= 8991
|1860= 10115
|1870= 9576
|1880= 10537
|1890= 13757
|1900= 17548
|1910= 19659
|1920= 25688
|1930= 29640
|1940= 30456
|1950= 30551
|1960= 34182
|1970= 31630
|1980= 28842
|1990= 28540
|2000= 25671
|2010= 27620
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==Demographics==
{{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}}

===Recent estimates on demographics and economic status===
According to the 2006–2008 [[American Community Survey]], non-Hispanic [[White American|whites]] made up 54.6% of New London's population. Non-Hispanic [[Black American|blacks]] made up 14.0% of the population. [[Asian American|Asians]] of non-Hispanic origin made up 4.6% of the city's population. [[Multiracial American|Multiracial]] individuals of non-Hispanic origin made up 4.3% of the population; people of mixed black and white ancestry made up 1.7% of the population. In addition, people of mixed black and Native American ancestry made up 1.0% of the population. People of mixed white and Native American ancestry made up 0.7% of the population; those of mixed white and Asian ancestry made up 0.4% of the populace. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] made up 21.9% of the population, of which 13.8% were [[Puerto Ricans in the United States|Puerto Rican]].<ref>{{cite web |work=American FactFinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |title=New London city, Connecticut – ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates: 2006–2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200211183117/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR5&-ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false&-_sse=on |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The top five largest [[European American|European]] ancestral ethnicities were [[Italian American|Italian]] (10.5%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (9.7%), [[German American|German]] (7.4%), [[English American|English]] (6.8%), and [[Polish American|Polish]] (5.0%)

According to the survey, 74.4% of people over the age of 5 spoke only English at home. Approximately 16.0% of the population spoke Spanish at home.<ref>{{cite web |work=American FactFinder |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |title=New London city, Connecticut – Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006–2008 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20200211183356/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=16000US0952280&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===2020 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/New_London_city,_Connecticut?g=160XX00US0952280 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= New London city, Connecticut Census Bureau Profile}}</ref><ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/newlondoncityconnecticut|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref> of 2020, there were 27,374 people and 11,125 households. The population density was {{convert|4,868.7|/sqmi|/km2}}.  There were 12,119 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2156.4|/sqmi|/km2}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 56.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.4% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 17.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 16.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.8% from two or more races.

There were 11,125 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.4% were married couples living together, 34.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 27.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.7% of households had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.84.<ref name="GR4">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US0952280|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 19.4% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males.<ref name="GR5">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US0952280&tid=ACSST5Y2022.S0101|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Age and Sex for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref>

The median income for a household in the city was $56,237, and the median income for a family was $65,357.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US0952280|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref> About 21.5% of the population was below the poverty line, including 36.4% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="GR7">{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US0952280|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 31, 2024 |title= Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for New London city, Connecticut}}</ref>

==Economy==
New London was one of the world's three busiest [[whaling]] ports for several decades beginning in the early 19th century, along with [[Nantucket]] and [[New Bedford, Massachusetts]]. The wealth that whaling brought into the city furnished the capital to fund much of the city's present architecture. The city subsequently became home to other shipping and manufacturing industries, but had gradually lost most of its industrial heart. The State Pier (south of the [[Gold Star Memorial Bridge]]) is being converted to support some of the [[Offshore wind power in the United States#Wind ports and infrastructure|offshore wind power in the United States]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Memija |first1=Adnan |title=New London State Pier Terminal Getting Ready for South Fork Wind Project |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/03/06/new-london-state-pier-terminal-getting-ready-for-south-fork-wind-project/ |website=Offshore Wind |date=March 6, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=New London Terminal Overview |url=https://gatewayt.com/new-london-terminal-overview |website=Gateway Terminal}}</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Monte Cristo Cottage.jpg|alt=Monte Cristo Cottage in New London, CT|thumb|Monte Cristo Cottage, boyhood home of Eugene O'Neill]]

===Eugene O'Neill===
Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright [[Eugene O'Neill]] (1888–1953) lived in New London and wrote several plays in the city. An O'Neill archive is located at [[Connecticut College]], and the family home, [[Monte Cristo Cottage]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theoneill.org/monte-cristo-cottage |website=theoneill.com|title=Monte Cristo Cottage}}</ref> is a museum and national historic landmark operated by the [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]].

===Music===
Notable artists and ensembles include:
* [[Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra]], founded in 1946 and led by [[Toshiyuki Shimada]], who is also conductor of the [[Yale Symphony Orchestra]] in New Haven.
* [[The Idlers]] of the [[United States Coast Guard Academy]], an all-male vocal group specializing in [[sea shanty|sea shanties]] and patriotic music.
* [[Service bands#Coast Guard Band|United States Coast Guard Band]], founded in 1925 with the assistance of [[John Philip Sousa]]. Stationed at the [[United States Coast Guard Academy]] and attracting talented musicians from all parts of the country, the band is the official musical representative of [[United States Coast Guard#History|the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service]].
* [[The Can Kickers]], a [[folk punk]] band.

===Literature===
In her Scenes in My Native Land, 1845, [[Lydia Sigourney]] includes the poem [[wikisource:Scenes in my Native Land/Sunrise at New London|Sunrise at New London]] with descriptive passages relating to the district.<ref>{{cite web| last =Sigourney|first=Lydia|title=Scenes in My Native Land| url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=KjsCAAAAQAAJ&pg=GBS.PA84| year=1845 |publisher=Thurston, Torry & Co.}}</ref>

===Sites of interest===
{{see also|National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut}}
[[File:Garde Arts Center New London from southwest.jpg|thumb|right|The Garde Arts Center in 2013]]
[[File:Lyman Allyn Art Museum Front Facade.jpg|thumb|right|Lyman Allyn Art Museum, designed by [[Charles A. Platt]]]]

* [[Lyman Allyn Art Museum]]
* Ocean Beach Park<ref>[http://www.ocean-beach-park.com/ Ocean Beach Park]</ref>
*  New London County Historical Society, [[Shaw-Perkins Mansion]] (1758)<ref>[http://www.newlondonhistory.org/ New London Historical Society]</ref>
* New London Maritime Society, U.S. Custom House (1833),<ref>[http://www.nlmaritimesociety.org/ New London Maritime Society]</ref> landing site of ''Amistad'' (1839)
* [[Fishers Island]] (7 miles off the coast of New London, but part of New York)<ref>[[Fishers Island]]</ref>
* [[Connecticut College Arboretum]]
* [[Fort Griswold]] (Groton)
* [[Fort Trumbull]]
* [[United States Coast Guard Academy]]
* [[Coast Guard Station New London]]
* Flock Theatre<ref>[http://www.flocktheatre.org Flock Theatre]</ref>
* [[Garde Arts Center]]<ref>[http://www.gardearts.org/ Garde Arts Center]</ref>
* Hygienic Arts Gallery<ref>[http://hygienic.org Hygienic Arts]</ref>
* [[Joshua Hempsted House]] (1678)<ref>[http://www.ctlandmarks.org/hempsted.php Joshua Hempsted House] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703214001/http://ctlandmarks.org/hempsted.php |date=July 3, 2008 }} Connecticut Landmarks</ref>
* Monte Cristo Cottage & [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]] (Waterford)<ref>[http://www.theoneill.org/ Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]</ref>
* [[USS Nautilus (SSN-571)|USS ''Nautilus'']] (Groton)
* [[Ye Antientist Burial Ground, New London|Ye Antientist Burial Ground]]
* [[Winthrop Mill]] (1650)
* Former Second Congregational Church (1870)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Morrison|first1=Betty Urban|title=The Church on the Hill: A history of the Second Congregational Church, New London, Connecticut 1835-1985|date=1985|publisher=Second Congregational Church|location=New London, Connecticut|page=17<!--|access-date=29 December 2014-->}}</ref>
* The Pequot Chapel (1872)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ochsner |first1=Jeffrey Karl |title=H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works |date=1984 |publisher=MIT Press |isbn=978-0-262-65015-1 |page=30 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gBDXfLHsnc4C&pg=PA30 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Government==
[[File:Municipal Building New London from west.jpg|thumb|right|Municipal Building on State Street in New London (2013)]]
In 2010, New London changed their form of government from council-manager to strong mayor-council after a charter revision.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.courant.com/2011/11/08/new-face-stirs-up-historic-new-london-election/ |title=New Face Stirs Up Historic New London Election|work=tribunedigital-thecourant |access-date=November 21, 2017|language=en}}</ref>  Distinct town and city government structures formerly existed and technically continue; however, they now govern exactly the same territory and have elections on the same ballot on [[Election Day (United States)|Election Day]] in November.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

==Transportation==
[[File:New London Union Station.JPG|thumb|right|[[New London Union Station]], designed by H.H. Richardson]]

Bus service includes regional [[Southeast Area Transit]] buses, [[Estuary Transit District]] buses, and interstate [[Greyhound Lines]] buses. [[Interstate 95 in Connecticut|Interstate 95]] passes through New London.

[[New London Union Station]] is served by Amtrak's ''[[Northeast Regional]]'' rail service, and [[Shore Line East]] commuter rail service. The [[Providence and Worcester Railroad]] and [[New England Central Railroad]] handle freight.

Ferries include [[Cross Sound Ferry]] to [[Long Island]], [[Fishers Island]], and [[Block Island]]. New London is also visited by cruise ships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Howard |first1=Lee |title=Cruise ships returning to New London |url=https://www.theday.com/article/20130907/BIZ02/309079965 |access-date=August 28, 2018 |work=The Day |date=September 7, 2013}}</ref>

The [[Groton-New London Airport]], a [[general aviation]] facility, is located in [[Groton, Connecticut|Groton]]. Scheduled commercial flights are available at [[T. F. Green Airport]] and [[Tweed New Haven Regional Airport]].

==Notable people==
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[[File:A. J. Dillon (51631649396) (cropped).jpg|thumb|180px|[[A. J. Dillon]]]]
[[File:Nathan-hale-cityhall.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Nathan Hale]]]]
[[File:John McCain official portrait 2009.jpg|thumb|180px|[[John McCain]]]]
[[File:ONeill-Eugene-LOC.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Eugene O'Neill]]]]
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* [[Eliphalet Adams]] (1677–1753), clergyman
* [[Theresa Andrews]] (born 1962), winner of two Olympic gold medals
* [[Peter C. Assersen]] (1839–1906), [[Rear Admiral]] in the [[United States Navy]]
* [[James Avery (American colonist)|James Avery]] (1620–1700), politician and military commander
* [[Valerie Azlynn]] (born 1980), actress
* [[Scott Barlow (baseball)|Scott Barlow]] (born 1992), pitcher  for the [[Cleveland Guardians]]
* [[Nathan Belcher]] (1813–1891), congressman
* [[James M. Bell (U.S. Army brigadier general)|James M. Bell]] (1837–1919), U.S. Army brigadier general, retired to New London<ref name="Express">{{cite news |date=September 17, 1919 |title=Gen. J. M. Bell Is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-jmbell/143257105/ |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |location=Los Angeles, CA |page=10 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Augustus Brandegee]] (1828–1904), judge, congressman, abolitionist
* [[Frank B. Brandegee]] (1864–1924), congressman and senator
* [[Amy Brenneman]] (born 1964), actress
* [[Henry Burbeck]] (1754–1848), brigadier general
* [[Daniel Burrows]] (1756–1858), congressman
* [[John Button (soldier)]] (1772–1861), American-born Upper Canada settler (founder of [[Buttonville, Ontario]]), sedentary [[Canadian militia]] officer and founder of the 1st York Light Dragoons
* [[William Colfax]] (1756–1838), soldier and settler
* [[Frances Manwaring Caulkins]] (1795–1869), historian, genealogist, author
* [[Thomas Humphrey Cushing]] (1755–1822), brigadier general in the War of 1812 and collector of customs
* [[John M. K. Davis]] (1844–1920), U.S. Army brigadier general; lived in New London during his retirement<ref>{{cite news |date=December 28, 1917 |title=Mrs. John H. K. Davis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105790193/mrs-davis/ |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |location=Hartford, CT |page=8 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
* [[Harry Daghlian]] (1921–1945), physicist at [[Los Alamos National Lab]], first person to die as a result of a criticality accident
* [[A. J. Dillon]] (born 1998), [[American football]] [[running back]]
* [[David Dorfman (choreographer)|David Dorfman]] (born 1955), choreographer
* [[Richard Douglass]] (1746–1828), cooper and soldier
* [[Grace L. Drake]], Ohio state legislator
* [[Doug DuBose]] (born 1964), NFL player
* [[Kris Dunn]] (born 1994), point guard for the [[Chicago Bulls]]
* [[Larry Elgart]] (born 1922), musician
* [[John Ellis (baseball)|John Ellis]] (born 1948), baseball player
* [[Elsie Ferguson]] (1883–1961), stage and film actress
* [[Richard P. Freeman]] (1869–1944), congressman
* [[William Goddard (publisher)]] (1740–1817), Co-founded US Post Office with Benjamin Franklin
* [[L. Patrick Gray]] (1916–2005), lawyer and [[Watergate]] figure
* [[Nathan Hale]] (1755–1776), schoolmaster and patriot
* [[Doc Hammer]] (born 1967), multimedium artist and co-creator of the [[Venture Brothers]]
* [[Matt Harvey]] (born 1989), MLB pitcher for the [[Cincinnati Reds]]
* [[Glenne Headly]] (1955–2017), actress
* [[Barkley L. Hendricks]] (born 1945), painter
* [[Jedediah Huntington]] (1743–1818), Revolutionary War General and New London Customs Collector
* [[Linda Jaivin]] (born 1955), Australian author<ref>[http://www.lindajaivin.com.au/bio.html Bio], Linda Jaivin's web site</ref>
* [[Sarah Kemble Knight]] (1666–1727), diarist, teacher and businesswoman
* [[Madeline Kripke]] (1943–2020), book collector 
* [[John Law (congressman)|John Law]] (1796–1873), congressman
* [[Bryan F. Mahan]] (1856–1923), congressman
* [[Richard Mansfield]] (1857–1907), actor
* [[Gaten Matarazzo]] (born 2002), actor
* [[John McCain]] (1936–2018), senator and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] presidential nominee (lived in New London as a child when his father, [[John S. McCain, Jr.]], worked at the naval submarine base)
* [[Lansing McVickar]] (1895–1945), career officer with the United States Army
* [[Thomas Minor]] (1608–1690), founder and early New England diarist
* [[Casey Neistat]] (born 1981), filmmaker
* [[James R. Newby|James R Newby]] (born 1844), was a Civil War veteran who served in the first regiment of volunteer African Americans in the United States and a 19th-century African-American missionary to present-day Nigeria, Cameroon, and Liberia<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Prodigal Continent and her Prodigal Son|last=McHardie, Allan|first=Elizabeth, Andrew|publisher=London: Morgan & Scott|year=1885}}</ref>
* [[Hannah Ocuish]] (1774–1786), believed to be the youngest person executed in the United States
* [[James O'Neill (actor, born 1847)|James O'Neill]] (1847–1920), actor, father of Eugene O'Neill
* [[Eugene O'Neill]] (1888–1953), playwright
* [[Walter Palmer (Puritan)|Walter Palmer]] (1585–1661), founder
* [[Elias Perkins]] (1767–1845), congressman
* [[Mary Philips]] (1901–1975), actress
* [[Edward Clark Potter]] (1857–1923), sculptor
* [[Ellen Culver Potter]] (1871–1958), physician, public health official
* [[Mildred Towne Powell]] (1886–1977), politician
* [[Renee Prahar]] (1879–1962), sculptor
* [[Art Quimby]] (1933–2010), basketball player
* [[Jordan Reed]] (born 1990), [[tight end]] for the [[Washington Redskins]]
* [[Tim Riordan]] (born 1960), gridiron football player
* [[Dawn Robinson]] (born 1965), singer
* [[Dudley Saltonstall]] (1738–1796), naval officer
* [[Magic Dick|"Magic Dick" Salwitz]] (born 1945), musician
* [[Thomas R. Sargent III]] (1914–2010), [[Vice Admiral]] in the [[United States Coast Guard]]
* [[C. John Satti]] (1895–1968), [[Secretary of the State of Connecticut]]
* [[Samuel Seabury (bishop)|Samuel Seabury]] (1729–1796), bishop
*[[Signe Margaret Stuart]] (b. 1937), artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph & Signe Stuart Papers|url=https://www.sdstate.edu/sdsu-archives-and-special-collections/joseph-signe-stuart-papers|publisher=South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections}}</ref>
* [[Benjamin Stark]] (1820–1898), senator
* [[Sigmund Strochlitz]] (1916–2006), activist and Holocaust survivor
* [[Dana Suesse]] (1909–1987), composer, songwriter, musician
* [[Ron Suresha]] (born 1958), author and editor
* [[Flora M. Vare]], (1874–1962), Pennsylvania State Senator from 1925 to 1928
* [[Cassie Ventura]] (born 1986), singer
* [[John T. Wait]] (1811–1899), former [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for [[Connecticut]]<ref>{{cite dictionary|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000025|title=Wait, John Turner|dictionary= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|access-date= October 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Thomas M. Waller]] (1839–1924), Mayor of New London and 51st Governor of Connecticut
* [[John A. Tibbits]] (1844-1893), founder of [[The Day (New London)|The Day]] and Speaker of the [[Connecticut House of Representatives]]
* [[Mary Way]] (1769–1833), [[Portrait miniature|portrait miniaturist]]
* [[John Winthrop the Younger]] (1606–1676), statesman and founder
* [[Tyson Wheeler]] (born 1975), former [[Denver Nuggets]] basketball player<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theday.com/article/20150320/SPORT08/303209924 |title=Wheeler on Dunn: New London basketball legend talks about legend-to-be |newspaper=The New London Day |date=March 20, 2015 |last=Keefe |first=Gavin |access-date=August 13, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Abisha Woodward]] (1752–1809), early American lighthouse builder<ref name="griswold2012">{{cite book|last1=Griswold|first1=Wick |title=A History of the Connecticut River|date=2012|publisher=The History Press|isbn=978-1609494056|pages=96–97|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5QkbVb6pkeEC&q=%22abisha+woodward%22+lighthouse&pg=PA96 |access-date=April 13, 2016}}</ref>
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==Mayors of New London==
Notable mayors include:
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*[[Richard Law (judge)|Richard Law]] (1784–1806)<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Marshall|first=Benjamin Tinkham|title=A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 1|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company|year=1922|location=New London, Connecticut|pages=238}}</ref>
*[[Elias Perkins]] (1829–1832)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Noyes Billings]] (1835–1837)<ref name=":0" />
*[[John Perkins Cushing Mather]] (1845–1850)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Hiram Willey]] (1862–1865)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Augustus Brandegee]] (1871–1873)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Thomas M. Waller]] (1873–1879)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Bryan F. Mahan]] (1903–1909, 1909–1915)<ref name=":0" />
*[[Ernest E. Rogers]] (1915–1918)<ref name=":0" />
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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*{{cite news |date= May 31, 1919|title= Race Riot at New London Naval Base|last=The Greeneville Daily Sun |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn97065122/1919-05-31/ed-1/seq-1/# |newspaper= The Greeneville Daily Sun |publisher=W.R. Lyon|location=[[Greeneville, Tennessee]]|issn=2475-0174|oclc=37307396 |pages=1–4|access-date= July 19, 2019 }} 
*{{cite book |last1=Rucker|first1=Walter C. |last2=Upton|first2=James N. | title = Encyclopedia of American Race Riots, Volume 2|year=2007| publisher = [[Greenwood Publishing Group]]| isbn=9780313333026}} Total pages: 930
*{{cite book |last=Voogd|first=Jan | title = Race Riots and Resistance: The Red Summer of 1919|year=2008| publisher = Peter Lang| isbn= 9781433100673}} Total pages: 234

==External links==
{{Commons category|New London, Connecticut}}
{{Wikivoyage|New London (Connecticut)|New London, Connecticut}}
{{NSRW Poster|New London, Ct.}}
*{{Official website|https://newlondonct.org/}}
*{{Cite Collier's|wstitle=New London|short=x}}

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