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Stonington Borough is situated about 500 yards, as the crow flies, from Salt Acres Ocean Estate across Little Narragansett Bay. It was settled in 1649. Stonington is a year-round vibrant community and is home to Connecticut's largest commercial fishing fleet. The village boasts seven restaurants, numerous galleries and sophisticated boutiques, two Inns, two barber shops and- most notable - Tom's General Store & Newsstand where the center of local information resides. The Borough is home to two Yacht Clubs, and several private Golf Clubs and public courses are in the local Stonington/Westerly/Watch Hill area. Stonington has two museums, three churches, a library, post office and Bank of America. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Stonington was an active whaling center and shipbuilding port. In 1814 the citizenry fought off a British invasion by the famous commander, Captain Hardy, at the Battle of Stonington. SALT ACRES OCEAN ESTATE STONINGTON BOROUGH CONNECTICUT, U.S.A. Website copyright 2010 Juan O'Callahan Further Notes on Stonington Borough, by Juan O'Callahan An 1873 edition of the New York Daily Graphic newspaper described Stonington Borough as “the most picturesque village along the northern shore of Long Island Sound (sic) ”. That hasn ’t changed. Today, Stonington is listed in a current edition of Connecticut Magazine as “the number one place to retire ” and as “one of the most lovely coastal villages in New England ”. Stonington Borough has a population of one thousand souls, most of who reside year round, with nearly a hundred children attending local and nearby schools. It has its own local government, a four truck volunteer fire station and a roads ’ department. It is a vibrant, year-round village boasting six restaurants, two Inns including top-rated The Inn At Stonington, several art galleries, many sophisticated boutiques and shops, three churches, and Connecticut ’s only active commercial fishing fleet. The village itself was settled in 1753 (the adjoining Wequetequock Cove was established as a trading post in 1649). Stonington ’s original name was Long Point, since it is indeed a long point that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at Little Narragansett Bay (actually, just north and east of Long Island Sound). Stonington village was incorporated in 1801 and is the oldest Borough in the state of Connecticut. Almost all homes and properties in Stonington Borough have spectacular Atlantic ocean views looking across at Watch Hill - Rhode Island; Fishers Island – New York; Long Island from north of the Hamptons to Montauk Point; or nearby coves and points along the Connecticut coast. It is home-port to countless sailors, with up to a thousand slips and moorings managed or owned by the Borough ’s two Yacht Clubs, the Dodson Boatyard and the village ’s many waterfront property owners. Besides its prominent Library, centered on the Village Green, Stonington has active associations such as the Stonington Historical Society, the Community Center, Village Improvement Association, Stonington Garden Club, the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society and several church-affiliated lay groups. Stonington ’s festivals are well known.

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