Groton, Connecticut Colony

E171960

colonial settlement former municipality town

Groton, Connecticut Colony was a colonial-era New England town in what is now southeastern Connecticut, known for its early American settlement and maritime activity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Groton, Connecticut	19
Groton, Connecticut Colony canonical	1
Town of Groton	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial settlement ⓘ former municipality ⓘ town ⓘ
adjacentTo	New London, Connecticut Colony ⓘ Thames River west bank settlements ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
colonialPower	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
country	Connecticut Colony ⓘ
economyType	agricultural economy ⓘ maritime economy ⓘ
governmentType	New England town government ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	coastal commerce ⓘ small-scale farming ⓘ timber export ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ
hasModernSuccessor	Groton, Connecticut Colony self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Groton, Connecticut
hasReligion	Congregationalism ⓘ
historicalRegion	New England ⓘ surface form: Yankee New England
knownFor	coastal trade ⓘ early American settlement ⓘ fishing industry ⓘ maritime activity ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ
legalSystem	English colonial law ⓘ
locatedIn	New England ⓘ New London County, Connecticut ⓘ surface form: New London County, Connecticut Colony southeastern Connecticut ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Connecticut ⓘ surface form: State of Connecticut United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedNear	Long Island Sound ⓘ
locatedOn	Thames River (Connecticut) ⓘ
partOf	Connecticut River watershed ⓘ surface form: Connecticut River–Long Island Sound maritime region New London County maritime communities ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
regionType	coastal community ⓘ
terrain	coastal lowlands ⓘ rocky shoreline ⓘ
timePeriod	colonial era ⓘ
transportation	coastal shipping ⓘ river navigation ⓘ
waterBody	Long Island Sound ⓘ Thames Estuary ⓘ surface form: Thames River estuary

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Silas Deane → placeOfBirth → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

New London, Connecticut → locatedNear → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

USS Nautilus → museumLocation → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

USS Nautilus → homeport → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

USS Nautilus → locationAfterDecommissioning → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

British raid on New London, Connecticut → near → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Town of Shirley → adjacentTo → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Town of Groton

Battle of Groton Heights → location → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

New London County, Connecticut → containsSettlement → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Thames River (Connecticut) → flowsThrough → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Electric Boat Company → headquartersLocation → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Groton, Connecticut Colony → hasModernSuccessor → Groton, Connecticut Colony self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Norwich–New London metropolitan area → hasCity → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Thames River → passesThrough → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

subject surface form: Thames River (Connecticut)

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Thames River → cityOnRiver → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

subject surface form: Thames River (Connecticut)

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park → locatedIn → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park → municipality → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

SSN-571 → shipyard → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Nautilus

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

SSN-571 → museumCity → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Nautilus

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

SSN-571 → homeport → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Nautilus

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut

Submarine Force Library and Museum → location → Groton, Connecticut Colony ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton, Connecticut