Groton, Connecticut

E923244

municipality town

Groton, Connecticut is a coastal town in southeastern Connecticut known for its historic Revolutionary War sites and as home to the U.S. Navy’s primary submarine base and major submarine shipbuilding facilities.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Groton, Connecticut canonical	14
Groton	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality ⓘ town ⓘ
battleDate	September 6, 1781 ⓘ
borderedBy	Ledyard, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Stonington, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Waterford, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
coastalTown	true ⓘ
contains	Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Trumbull (historic fortification area) NERFINISHED ⓘ General Dynamics Electric Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Submarine Base New London NERFINISHED ⓘ Submarine Force Library and Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Nautilus (SSN-571) museum ship NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	New London County NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	Representative town meeting ⓘ
hasAirport	Groton–New London Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAreaCode	860 ⓘ 959 ⓘ
hasHigherEducationInstitution	University of Connecticut Avery Point campus NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportation	Interstate 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasVillage	Mystic, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Noank, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ Poquonnock Bridge, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasZIPCode	06340 ⓘ 06355 ⓘ
historicalEvent	Battle of Groton Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ
incorporatedAsTown	1705 ⓘ
knownFor	historic Revolutionary War sites ⓘ naval facilities ⓘ submarine construction ⓘ
locatedIn	southeastern Connecticut ⓘ
locatedOn	Long Island Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorEmployer	General Dynamics Electric Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorIndustry	defense ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ tourism ⓘ
namedAfter	Groton, Suffolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New London metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationCensus2020	approximately 38,000 ⓘ
role	major U.S. submarine shipbuilding center ⓘ primary U.S. Navy submarine base location ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

William Ledyard → placeOfDeath → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

William Ledyard → placeOfMilitaryService → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

William Ledyard → residence → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

New London harbor → hasNearbyCity → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold → placeOfActivity → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard

William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold → placeOfBirth → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard

William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold → placeOfDeath → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard

William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold → residence → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard

William Ledyard was the American commander at Fort Griswold → burialPlace → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard

Avery Point campus → locatedIn → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

Avery Point campus → city → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

this entity surface form: Groton

National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut → locatedIn → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park

Gales Ferry, Connecticut → locatedNear → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

Capture of Fort Griswold → location → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

Colonel William Ledyard → placeOfDeath → Groton, Connecticut ⓘ

subject surface form: William Ledyard