North Stonington, Connecticut
New London county. This town was taken from Stonington in 1808. It is watered by the Pawcatuck and its branches, which afford good mill sites. The surface is uneven, hilly, and abounding in granitic rocks. The soil is a gravelly loam, and generally productive of good pasturage. Agriculture is the principal employment of the inhabitants.
Milltown is a pretty village with some trade: it lies 50 miles S.E. from Hartford, 13 N.E. from New London, and 7 N. by E. from Stonington Borough. Population of the town in 1830, 2,840.
