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Poquetanuck, Connecticut

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312: 70: 87: 999: 112: 1010: 119: 94: 268:, two other contributing structures, and one contributing site in the district. In its National Register nomination, the district was described as "a well-preserved, cohesive, and densely built concentration of primarily 18th-century and early 19th-century village residences.... the identity of location, feeling, and association of a center of 888: 1064: 983: 919: 903: 1054: 332: 893: 978: 924: 565: 945: 847: 878: 812: 777: 852: 757: 717: 542: 1049: 817: 807: 802: 782: 898: 732: 647: 767: 762: 637: 857: 822: 727: 702: 1044: 842: 792: 772: 747: 737: 722: 712: 697: 677: 652: 642: 632: 862: 837: 742: 682: 662: 657: 627: 617: 797: 752: 692: 667: 622: 929: 827: 707: 672: 883: 832: 787: 687: 1034: 595: 580: 535: 611: 1013: 528: 1003: 152: 86: 111: 575: 56: 435: 269: 551: 448: 360: 230: 47: 966: 427: 280: 381: 1039: 260:
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1996. It includes representations of
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Historically, Poquetanuck was one of three distinct settlements in the town of Preston, the others being
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A 234-acre (95 ha) tract with about one mile of shore frontage on Poquetanuck Cove belongs to
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Roughly, along Main St. between CT 117 and Middle Rd. and along School House and Cider Mill Rd.,
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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Haunted Connecticut: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Constitution State
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National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Gambling in Connecticut: Analyzing the Economic and Social Impacts
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The Most Important Threatened Historic Places: A Status Report
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Historic districts in New London County, Connecticut
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Poquetanuck
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Poquetanuck, Connecticut is located in Connecticut
Poquetanuck, Connecticut is located in the United States
Preston, Connecticut
41°29′14″N 72°2′31″W / 41.48722°N 72.04194°W / 41.48722; -72.04194
96000912
town
Preston, Connecticut
Thames River
National Register of Historic Places
Preston City
Long Society
shipbuilding
Colonial
contributing buildings
colonial
contributing property
historic district
sea captain
bed and breakfast inn
Route 2A
Foxwoods
Mohegan Sun
casinos

The Nature Conservancy
National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut

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