Remains of Rhode’s Folly
Remains of Rhode’s Folly is an archaeological site in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Access is restricted and requires permission. Remains of Rhode’s Folly is situated nearby to Sandy Point, as well as near Elihu Island.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Inscription: “Remains of a warehouse built by James Rhodes in the late 1700s. Sandy Point at one time was the tri-border between NY, CT, and RI to avoid paying state liquor taxes. He was eventually busted and the site is now known as ‘Rhodes’ Folly‘.”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elihu Island and Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House.
Elihu Island
Island
Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington, Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove, just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island.
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 1 mile northwest of Remains of Rhode’s Folly.
Goat Island
Islet
Goat Island is part of Stonington, Connecticut in Wequetequock Cove. It is just northeast of Elihu Island, and is also close to the coast along the Northeast Corridor. Sandy Point Island is nearby southwest along Little Narragansett Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonington and Stonington.
Stonington
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of Mystic and Old Mystic.
Stonington
Town
Stonington is a borough and the town center of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, referred to by locals as "The Borough". The population was 976 at the 2020 United States Census, up from 929 in 2010.
Lords Point
Suburb
Photo: Utilizer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lords Point is a small private village on the Atlantic Coast in the town of Stonington, Connecticut, United States, established in 1909. Lords Point has over 200 houses and summer cottages, with an average summer population of 800 people. Lords Point is situated 2 miles west of Remains of Rhode’s Folly.
Remains of Rhode’s Folly
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.33091° or 41° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
-71.89454° or 71° 53′ 40″ westOpen location code
87HC84J4+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 13983096696OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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