The Occum Hydroelectric Plant and Dam is a historic hydroelectric plant and dam north of Bridge Street on the west side of the Shetucket River in Norwich, Connecticut.

Versailles United Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

Sprague Public Library

Library

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sprague Public Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Occum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Versailles and Sprague.

Versailles

Village

Photo: Jack Delano, Public domain.

Versailles is a village within the town of Sprague, Connecticut located alongside the Shetucket River opposite the village of Occum on land historically inhabited by the Mohegan tribe.

Sprague is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The town was named after William Sprague III, who laid out the industrial section.

Taftville

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Taftville is a small village in eastern Connecticut, United States. It is a neighborhood of Norwich but has its own post office. It was established in 1866 as site for the large Taftville Mill, later Ponemah Mill. Taftville is situated 2 miles south of Occum.

Occum

Category: locality
Location: Town of Norwich, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.59546° or 41° 35′ 44″ north

Longitude

-72.05044° or 72° 3′ 2″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

87H9HWWX+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158863320

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

4839941

Wikidata ID

Q123371568

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