Title:
How did these spots in area get named?
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Names, and how some local spots got them
Object ID:
Kim03-037
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
12/28/1989
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
It's easy to guess how some areas got their name. Masons Island, from Capt. John Mason, Uncasville commemorates Mohegan sachem Uncas and Lakes Pond in Waterford was part of an early grant to Mrs. Margaret Lake. But what is the derivation of Melton's Ledge in the New London Harbor and Latimer Reef in Fishers Island Sound and Porter's Rock of River Road and why was Mystic called Portersville? There has been some speculation and investigation but no sure answers.
People:
Mason, John (Capt.)
Uncas
Lake, Margaret
Winthrop, John, Jr.
Morgan, James (Capt.)
Butler, Eva L.
Denison, Frederick (Rev.) R.
Eldredge, Charles Q.
Latimer, Robert (Capt.)
Uncas
Lake, Margaret
Winthrop, John, Jr.
Morgan, James (Capt.)
Butler, Eva L.
Denison, Frederick (Rev.) R.
Eldredge, Charles Q.
Latimer, Robert (Capt.)
Search Terms:
names
mysteries
Masons Island
Uncasville
Lakes Pond
Morgan's Point
Meltron's Ledge
Latimer Reef
Fishers Island Sound
Pequot
Mohegan
Porter's Rocks
Melton's Ledge
Portersville
mysteries
Masons Island
Uncasville
Lakes Pond
Morgan's Point
Meltron's Ledge
Latimer Reef
Fishers Island Sound
Pequot
Mohegan
Porter's Rocks
Melton's Ledge
Portersville