Excerpt from A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Vol. 1 The early history of New London County has been well covered by Miss Caulkins' histories of Norwich, and of New London, in various local addresses on special occasions, and in more formal articles prepared for the 200th anniversary of the founding of Norwich. Notable amongst these was the historical address of Daniel Coit Gilman, delivered at Norwich on Sep: tember 7, 1859. To enumerate the special papers delivered at the meetings of the New London County Historical Society, at the dedication of monu ments and public buildings of the county, on patriotic occasions, on the 250th anniversary of the town of Norwich and in almost countless addresses on special topics given before interested audiences in churches and halls, not to mention the manv excellent contributions of the press, would in itself be an arduous task, interesting though it might be. Very few parts of our country are more filled with historical associations. Indian legends, mingled with a vast amount of verifiable Indian history. Revolutionary stories, with a record 'of honorable action surpassed nowhere; loyal patriotism in the davs of the Civil War, under the leadership of Governor Buckingham, himself a resident of Norwich, all these offer a wealth of material to the investigator. Out of the great mass of historical writings inspired by such a splendid past there looms up a background, a heritage of memories, that should urge on every citizen of New London County today to better citizenship, to more devoted public service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.