Pequot Plantation

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Pequot Plantation was the original 17th-century English colonial settlement that later developed into the city of New London, Connecticut.

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instanceOf English colonial settlement
former populated place
adjacentTo Thames River (Connecticut)
associatedWithIndigenousGroup Pequot people
colonialEconomyType Atlantic trade-based economy
colonialPower England
continent North America
country Kingdom of England
culturalContext New England Colonies
surface form: English colonial New England
developedInto New London, Connecticut
establishedInCentury 17th century
ethnonymDerivedFrom Pequot people
surface form: Pequot tribe
foundedAfterConflict Pequot War
governedBy Connecticut colonial authorities
hasColonialHeritage early English settlement in Connecticut
hasHeritage maritime trading settlement
hasHistoricalSignificance origin of New London, Connecticut
historicalRegion New London harbor
surface form: New London Harbor area
historicalStatus defunct settlement
languageOfColonists English
locatedIn Connecticut
New England
Thirteen Colonies
namedAfter Pequot people
nearBodyOfWater Long Island Sound
originalNameOf New London, Connecticut
partOf New London County, Connecticut
partOfColonialEntity Connecticut Colony
partOfMaritimeRegion Long Island Sound
surface form: Long Island Sound region
presentDayLocation New London, Connecticut
surface form: New London, Connecticut, United States
primaryEconomicActivities fishing
maritime commerce
trade
regionType coastal settlement
successorSettlement city of New London
town of New London
timePeriod colonial era
usedColonialLegalSystem English common law

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New London, Connecticut foundedAs Pequot Plantation