. Le nouveau Londres pittoresque et ses environs : Grofton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, au début du XXe siècle. -. Les villes les plus anciens inluibitantswere hommes de l'esprit pionnier et de la détermination. Et dans les générations suivantes, ces qualités étaient en fusion. Anthe Revo-1u t i on, Mjsticsons tookactivepart. T othe Warof 1S12,et à la guerre civile aussi, menfrom wentbrave avec-dans ses con-amendes, anda goodac leur congaveof eux-mêmes. InAugust,18 14,lorsque la Britishfleet madean attackuponStonStoning-ton, vol-vm te ersfrom Mys-tic aidedin thethowns la défense. Mystic est dans le comté de NewLondon, sur le

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. Picturesque New London and its environs : Grofton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century. -. The towns earliest inluibitantswere men of pioneer spirit anddetermination. And into subsequentgenerations these qualities were in-fused. Inthe Revo-1u t i on, Mjsticssons tookactivepart. T othe Warof 1S12, and to theCivil Waralso, wentbrave menfrom with-in its con-fines, anda goodac countthey gaveof them-selves. InAugust, 18 14, when theBritishfleet madean attackuponStoning-ton, vol-vm te ersfrom Mys-tic aidedin thetowns defence. Mystic is in NewLondon county, on the Mystic River, nearly equally distant from New Yorkand Boston. It is east by northeast inits direction from New London, withwliieh it has direct communication byl)oth trains and steamers. The villageis within easy accessibility from NewYork, Boston, Providence, New Haven, and intermediate stations. Its river.. DR. CHARLES VOORHEES BUTTLER from the Sound, is an admirable waterhighway, navigable in all seasons of theyear, and by means of whicli productspossible of coastwise shipment canbe inexpensively transported to itswharves. Of shipbuilding. Mystic has had hershare — the industry is now extant—and from her shores many a gallant vessel has l)een wed-ded to thesea, to ac-quit her-self ad-mirably inthe com-merce ofthe world.Of her in-t r e p i dsailor-ment li e vil-lage hasreason tobe proud.In ven-turesomevoyagesand suc-cessful, in1 oyalty, honor, and i n-(1 u s t r y, they liaveever beenamongtheforemost.Mysticsends tothe martsof trade many products of her own. With-in her boundaries are locatedvelvet and woolen mills, a spoolfactory, a brancli manufactory of aprominent printing press company, and machine shops and gasolineengine works. It also has a num-ber of builders of first-class steamlaunches and small craft, and aship-yard where larger vessels are 175 Ipicturesque 1Rew Uondon. It has,

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