Description: Ledyard and Gales Ferry, Paperback by Foster, Christopher; Foster, Kit, ISBN 0738535591, ISBN-13 9780738535593, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Ledyard, Connecticut, is located along the east bank of the Thames River. The town was named for Colonel William Ledyard, who commanded Colonial forces in the Battle of Groton Heights in September 1781. The town's western village of Gales Ferry was the location of a fort established by Commodore Stephen Decatur during the War of 1812. The images in Ledyard and Gales Ferry provide a nostalgic glimpse of the shared history of these two communities. Included are special events like the Harvard-Yale Regatta, the longest-running intercollegiate athletic event in the nation, and local icons such as the Great Oak, once the second-largest tree in Connecticut, under whose branches native tribes are said to have held their councils.
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Book Title: Ledyard and Gales Ferry
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), United States / General
Item Height: 0.3 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Photography, History
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Author: Kit Foster, Ledyard Historical Society
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.5 in
Book Series: Images of America Ser.
Format: Perfect
