Deans Reservoir Dam

Deans Reservoir Dam is a dam in Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Deans Reservoir Dam is situated nearby to the neighborhood Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District, as well as near the village Old Mystic.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration and Mystic Seaport Marine Museum.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

Public aquarium

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only three U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England. Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration is situated 1¼ miles west of Deans Reservoir Dam.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

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Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Deans Reservoir Dam.

Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House

Museum

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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate. Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Deans Reservoir Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District and Old Mystic.

Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is located in the village of Mystic in Stonington, Connecticut. Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Mystic Seaport Museum. Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Deans Reservoir Dam.

Old Mystic

Village

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Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place located in the towns of Groton and Stonington Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Old Mystic had a population of 3,493. Old Mystic is situated 2 miles northwest of Deans Reservoir Dam.

Mystic

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Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Deans Reservoir Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Location: Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37343° or 41° 22′ 24″ north

Longitude

-71.92952° or 71° 55′ 46″ west

Elevation

72 feet (22 metres)

Open location code

87HC93FC+95

GeoNames ID

4832611

Wikidata ID

Q31805550

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Cebuano: “Deans Reservoir Dam”

Localities in the Area

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