Pachaug River

The Pachaug River is a 16.0-mile-long river arising from the Pachaug State Forest at the Connecticut - Rhode Island border and draining into the Quinebaug River.

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Type: Stream
Description: river in the United States of America
Also known as: “Pechaug River” and “Pochaug River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slater Library and Anshei Israel Synagogue.

Slater Library

Library

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The Slater Library is the public library of Griswold, Connecticut. It is located in a historic building at 26 Main Street in the borough of Jewett City.

Anshei Israel Synagogue

Synagogue

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Anshei Israel Synagogue is a historic former Orthodox Jewish synagogue building located at 142 Newent Road in Lisbon, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as part of a multiple property listing of 15 historic synagogues in Connecticut.

Griswold High School

School

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Griswold High School is the only public secondary school in Griswold, Connecticut, for grades 9 to 12. In addition to students promoted from Griswold Middle School, the school also enrolls students from the nearby towns of Canterbury, Franklin, Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewett City and Griswold.

Jewett City

Town

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Jewett City is a borough in New London County, Connecticut, United States, in the town of Griswold. The borough is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.

Griswold

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Griswold is a town in the Mystic-Eastern region of Connecticut. It is a small, historic town with multiple places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lisbon

Village

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Lisbon is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States, 7.3 miles by road northeast of Norwich. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Lisbon is situated 1½ miles west of Pachaug River.

Pachaug River

Categories: river and body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.60177° or 41° 36′ 6″ north

Longitude

-71.98674° or 71° 59′ 12″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

87HCJ227+P8

GeoNames ID

4840269

Wikidata ID

Q7121989

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Pachaug River” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Pachaug”
Cebuano: “Pachaug River”
Dutch: “Pachaug River”
Irish: “Abhainn Pachaug”
Slovenian: “Pachaug River”
Slovenian: “Pachaug”
Slovenian: “reka Pachaug”
Venetian: “Pachaug”
Welsh: “Afon Pachaug”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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