National Register of Historic Places

Gales Ferry Historic District No. 1

Gales Ferry, New London County, Connecticut
Listed
December 14, 1992
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
92001639

About this property

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. The community developed as a result of having a ferry to Uncasville located at this site, and from which the village was named. Gales Ferry was listed as a census-designated place for the 2010 Census. As of the 2020 census, Gales Ferry had a population of 1,159. Much of the core of the original settlement at the site of the former ferry has been included in two separate historic districts, each with several farmstead buildings from the late colonial and early national periods (late 18th and early 19th century). The two historic districts are irregularly shaped, and are separated by a railroad cut and some non-contributing buildings. Several farmsteads that are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places are located close to Gales Ferry. These are the Nathan Lester House on Vinegar Hill Road, the Perkins-Bill House at 1040 Long Cove Road, and the Capt. Mark Stoddard Farmstead at 24 Vinegar Hill Road.

Location

Gales Ferry, New London County, Connecticut
41.43012, -72.09239

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gales Ferry Historic District No. 2
Listed
0.3 mi
Uncasville School
Industrial
1 mi
Stoddard, Capt. Mark, Farmstead
Industrial
2 mi
Quaker Hill Historic District
Listed
2 mi
Perkins-Bill House
Industrial
2.1 mi

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When was Gales Ferry Historic District No. 1 listed on the National Register?

Gales Ferry Historic District No. 1 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1992.

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Gales Ferry Historic District No. 1 is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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