Gales Ferry Historic District No. 2

Gales Ferry is a census-designated place and village in the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, United States. It is located along the eastern bank of the Thames River.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uncasville School and Nathan Lester House.

Uncasville School

Town hall

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The Uncasville School is a historic school building at 310 Norwich-New London Turnpike in the Uncasville section of Montville, Connecticut. Designed by architect Wilson Potter, it was built during 1917-1918 by local contractor H.

Nathan Lester House

Museum

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The Nathan Lester House is a historic house museum at 153 Vinegar Hill Road in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, Connecticut. Built in 1793, it is a well-preserved example of an unpretentious late 18th-century farmhouse, and one of the few houses of that age left in the town. Nathan Lester House is situated 2 miles east of Gales Ferry Historic District No. 2.

Stoddard Cove

Lake

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Stoddard Cove is a lake, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gales Ferry Historic District No. 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allyn Point and Uncasville.

Allyn Point

Hamlet

Allyn's Point is a location on the Thames River in Ledyard, Connecticut, United States. It was the southern terminal of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad from 1843 to 1899 and briefly hosted a steamboat connection with the Long Island Rail Road.