Where the Connecticut River empties into Long Island Sound, a community that eventually became known as Lyme was settled in 1639.
Old Lyme, Lyme, and HadLyme is a compelling tribute to an area that is extraordinary in many way.
In time, Lyme was divided into small towns and villages: Old Lyme, Lyme, Hadlyme, Hamburg, Sterling City, South Lyme, and the coastal communities.
The community ran up the eastern riverbank to what is now East Haddam, along the Sound to Niantic, and into parts of Salem.
Where the Connecticut River empties into Long Island Sound, a community that eventually became known as Lyme was settled in 1639