Groton, Connecticut
| Groton, Connecticut | |||
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USS Nautilus moored in Groton at the Submarine Force Museum
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| Nickname(s): The Submarine Capital of the World | |||
 Location within New London County, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: 41°20′55″N 72°04′39″W / 41.3485°N 72.0775°WCoordinates: 41°20′55″N 72°04′39″W / 41.3485°N 72.0775°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Connecticut | ||
| NECTA | Norwich-New London | ||
| Region | Southeastern Connecticut | ||
| Incorporated | 1705 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-manager | ||
| • Town Council | Bruce S. Flax (R), Mayor Dean Antipas (R) Diane Barber (R) Joseph De La Cruz (D) Gregory Grim (R) Karen Morton (R) Bonnie Nault (R) Deborah L. Peruzzotti (R) Harry A. Watson (R) |
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| • Town Manager | Mark Oefinger | ||
| • Town meeting moderator | Jean-Claude Ambroise | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 45.3 sq mi (117.3 km2) | ||
| • Land | 31.0 sq mi (80.4 km2) | ||
| • Water | 14.2 sq mi (36.9 km2) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 40,115 | ||
| • Density | 890/sq mi (340/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC−5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC−4) | ||
| ZIP code | 06340 | ||
| Website | www |
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Groton /ˈɡrɒtən/ is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 40,115 at the 2010 census.
Groton is the home of the Electric Boat Corporation, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy. The Naval Submarine Base New London is located in Groton, and the pharmaceutical company Pfizer is also a major employer. The Avery Point section of Groton is home to a regional campus of the University of Connecticut.
Groton was established in 1705 when it separated from New London, Connecticut.
Groton is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat which has been supplying the Navy with submarines since 1899, employing thousands in the Groton/New London area. The Old Mystic Baptist Church was founded in Groton, the first Baptist church in Connecticut.
A hundred years before the town was established, the Nehantic people settled in the area between the Thames and Pawcatuck rivers. The Nehantics were brutally attacked by the Pequots. These invaders burned their wigwams, destroyed their cornfields and food supplies, and a few possessions were stolen. Many of the Nehantic warriors were tomahawked. The survivors fled to Misquamicut in what is now Rhode Island, United States.
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