Quinebaug River
The Quinebaug River is a river in south-central Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut, with watershed extending into western Rhode Island. The name "Quinebaug" comes from the southern New England Native American term, spelled variously Qunnubbâgge, Quinibauge, etc, meaning "long pond", from qunni-, "long", and -paug, "pond".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Aspinock”, “Ounnubaug River”, “Ounnubbage River”, “Quenebaugh River”, “Quinabaag River”, “Quinapaug River”, “Quineboag River”, “Quinibaug River”, and “Quinnebaug River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mill Brook Bridge and Perkins-Rockwell House.
Mill Brook Bridge
Bridge
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The Mill Brook Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge, located just north of Lower Blissville Road in Lisbon, Connecticut. With a plausibly estimated construction date of the 1790s, it is probably the oldest surviving stone arch bridge in the state.
Perkins-Rockwell House
Museum
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The Perkins-Rockwell House is a historic house museum at 42 Rockwell Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1818, it is locally distinctive as a well-preserved stone house of the Federal period, and for its association with the locally prominent Perkins and Rockwell families; this house was home to John A. Perkins-Rockwell House is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quinebaug River.
Slater Museum
Museum
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The Slater Memorial Museum is a historic building and art museum on the grounds of the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, designed by the architect Stephen C. Slater Museum is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quinebaug River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taftville and Greeneville.
Taftville
Village
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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.
Greeneville
Neighborhood
Greeneville is a neighborhood of the city of Norwich, Connecticut, United States, located northeast of downtown Norwich along the west bank of the Shetucket River. Greeneville is situated 1½ miles southwest of Quinebaug River.
Chelsea Parade Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Chelsea Parade Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area north of downtown Norwich, centered around the Chelsea Parade, a triangular public park. Chelsea Parade Historic District is situated 2½ miles southwest of Quinebaug River.
Quinebaug River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Quinebaug River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Quinebaug”
- Cebuano: “Quinebaug River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كوينيباوج”
- French: “Quinebaug”
- German: “Quinebaug River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Quinebaug”
- Japanese: “クワインバーグ川”
- Slovenian: “Quinebaug River”
- Slovenian: “Quinebaug”
- Slovenian: “reka Quinebaug”
- Venetian: “Quinebaug”
- Welsh: “Afon Quinebaug”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Blissville Pond Dam and Lower Blissville Pond.
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