Saybrook (colonial town)
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Saybrook (colonial town) was an early English settlement in colonial Connecticut, strategically located at the mouth of the Connecticut River and significant as a frontier outpost and trading center in New England.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English colonial settlement
ⓘ
former town ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| adjacentWaterBody |
Connecticut River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | New England colonial society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
fishing
ⓘ
river transport ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
English colonists
ⓘ
Saybrook Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionOfFortifications |
defense against Dutch and other European rivals
ⓘ
defense against Native American attacks ⓘ |
| governmentType | colonial town government ⓘ |
| hasFortification | Saybrook Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | no longer an independent town ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterColonialPower | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Connecticut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Middlesex County, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Saybrook, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Old Saybrook, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Lord Brooke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Saye and Sele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Saybrook Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTransportation |
coastal shipping
ⓘ
river navigation ⓘ water transport ⓘ |
| region | Lower Connecticut River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal settlement ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| role |
frontier outpost
ⓘ
river port ⓘ trading center ⓘ |
| significance |
early English foothold in southern New England
ⓘ
gateway to the Connecticut River valley ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access to the Connecticut River
ⓘ
guarded approach to interior New England ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
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