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New London city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River near its mouth on Long Island Sound; laid out 1646 by John Winthrop, inc. 1784. It is a deepwater port of entry, with shipbuilding, high-technology research and engineering, pharmaceutical research, building materials, fishing, tourism, and other industries. New London survived a partial burning by the British under Benedict Arnold in 1781 and a British blockade during the War of 1812. The city reached the height of its maritime prosperity in the 19th cent., when it flourished as a shipping, shipbuilding, and whaling port. The excellent harbor is used by the U.S. navy as a principal submarine base and by yachters and students of the United States Coast Guard Academy (located in the city). Annual Yale-Harvard boat races are held on the Thames. Connecticut College and Mitchell College are there. The city has a whaling museum, an art museum, and many old buildings, including the Hempsted House (1678) and the old town mill (1650). Old Fort Trumbull, built in 1849, is a state historical park.

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New London a city and port on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut. Incorporated in 1784, it has one of the deepest harbors on the Atlantic Coast. It is a U.S. naval station and submarine base and the location of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Submarine Officers' School.

In 1781, during the Revolutionary War, it was burned by the British under the direction of Benedict Arnold.

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New London, Connecticut/USA Pequot Founded in 1646, it was renamed after the British capital in 1658.

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