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2377839 [1] Website. eltownhall .com. Niantic ( / naɪˈæntɪk / ny-AN-tik) is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut in the United States. The population was 3,114 at the 2010 census. [2]
The first site was at the White Beach Hotel at Crescent Beach in neighboring Niantic, Connecticut. The original sanatorium received its first patients by January 1920. Being the first and only treatment center for tuberculosis in the country, its 45 beds quickly filled and the waiting list began to grow. The State Tuberculosis Commission knew ...
Niantic people. The Niantic ( Nehântick or Nehantucket) are a tribe of Algonquian -speaking American Indians who lived in the area of Connecticut and Rhode Island during the early colonial period. They were divided into eastern and western groups due to intrusions by the more numerous and powerful Pequots. The Western Niantics were subject to ...
Flanders was the original center of East Lyme society with dozens of 18th century homes, shops and public inns situated along the Boston Post Road until the early 1800s. It lost its pre-eminence as Niantic began to flourish, first with the growth of commercial fishing and then with the construction of the Shore Line Railway.
McCook Park Beach. / 41.31956; -72.19623. McCook Point is a public park and beach located in the village of Niantic in the town of East Lyme. It adjoins the town's Hole in the Wall Beach to its east and the private Crescent Beach to its west. Combined, the two parks encompass 21 acres of land, the bulk of which is within the section known as ...
Mago Point ( / ˈmeɪɡoʊ /) is a location in Waterford, Connecticut. [1] It was originally owned by the building company Titus and Bishop, who planned to make it into many 25 x 100-foot lots. Before these owners acted on their plans, Earl and Doris Wadsworth bought them out. Now it is home to several marine businesses.
The Niantic Children's Museum, formerly the Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, is an interactive educational and cultural institution located in Niantic, Connecticut. Founded in 1992, the museum covers 5,000 square feet (460 m 2 ) and is designed to encourage children to study arts, sciences, health, and various cultures.
The Niantic River is a mainly tidal river in eastern Connecticut. It is crossed by the Niantic River Bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. It separates the towns of East Lyme and Waterford. The river is 5.2 miles (8.4 km) long. [1] The distance from the end of Banning Cove to the Niantic River Bridge is approximately 3.4 miles.