LC control no. | n 98078928 |
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Geographic heading | Old Mystic (Conn.) |
See also | Mystic (Conn.) |
Found in | NUCMC data from Mystic Seaport Museum for Elam, George, and Thomas Eldridge papers, 1828-1867 (name not given; Mystic, Conn.; Mystic Bridge) Add'l info. rec'd from the repository, Sept. 2, 1998 (There were originally two towns in the area now known as Mystic. On the west bank of the Mystic River was a town originally called Portersville. In 1828 its name was changed to West Mystic; in 1851 the northern 2/3's of this became Mystic River and in 1890 that finally became Mystic; on the east bank of the river was a town originally called Mystic Bridge; in 1890 it became Mystic; in 1890, at head of the river, the 'upper village' originally known as Mystic became Old Mystic) GNIS, Sept. 2, 1998 (Old Mystic; county: New London; map: Old Mystic; lat. 412329N; long. 0715744W) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 41°23ʹ29ʺN 071°57ʹ42ʺW) |