New London harbor

E269913

harbor port

New London harbor is a historically significant port on the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut that served as a key maritime and military hub, especially during the American Revolutionary era.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
New London Harbor	4
New London Harbor area	1
New London harbor canonical	1
New London waterfront	1
Port of New London	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	harbor ⓘ port ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
governedBy	New London ⓘ surface form: City of New London
hasEconomicRole	regional maritime commerce ⓘ support for defense industry in southeastern Connecticut ⓘ
hasFunction	commercial port ⓘ military support harbor ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	American Revolutionary War ⓘ early American maritime commerce ⓘ
hasNavigationAid	New London Harbor Light ⓘ
hasNearbyCity	Groton, Connecticut ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility	Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ Fort Trumbull State Park ⓘ Naval Submarine Base New London ⓘ United States Coast Guard Academy ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark	Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Griswold Fort Trumbull State Park ⓘ surface form: Fort Trumbull New London Harbor Light ⓘ
historicalEraOfPeakImportance	18th century ⓘ American Revolutionary era ⓘ
isPartOf	New England coastline ⓘ
isShelteredBy	Fishers Island, New York, United States ⓘ surface form: Fishers Island (New York)
locatedIn	New London County, Connecticut ⓘ New London, Connecticut ⓘ southeastern Connecticut ⓘ
locatedNearMouthOf	Thames River ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody	Thames River ⓘ
nearbyEvent	British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ surface form: Burning of New London in 1781
opensInto	Long Island Sound ⓘ
partOf	Long Island Sound ⓘ surface form: Long Island Sound estuarine system
region	New England ⓘ
servedAs	privateering base during the American Revolution ⓘ regional shipping center in colonial era ⓘ
supportsRoute	ferry service to Block Island, Rhode Island ⓘ ferry service to Fishers Island, New York ⓘ ferry service to Orient Point, New York ⓘ
usedFor	commercial shipping ⓘ ferry services ⓘ fishing ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ naval operations ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ
wasMilitaryHubDuring	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
wasStrategicFor	British forces ⓘ Continental forces ⓘ
wasTargetOf	British raid on New London, Connecticut ⓘ surface form: Benedict Arnold’s raid on New London

Referenced by (8)

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

British raid on New London, Connecticut → target → New London harbor ⓘ

Thames River (Connecticut) → locatedNear → New London harbor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London Harbor

New London Union Station → locatedOn → New London harbor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London waterfront

Thames River → hasPort → New London harbor ⓘ

subject surface form: Thames River (Connecticut)

this entity surface form: Port of New London

Pequot Plantation → historicalRegion → New London harbor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London Harbor area

Fort Trumbull State Park → hasView → New London harbor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London Harbor

Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park → overlooks → New London harbor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London Harbor

Custom House Maritime Museum → overlooks → New London harbor ⓘ

this entity surface form: New London Harbor