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New London| Port city in New London County, southeast Connecticut, USA, on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Thames River; population (2000) 25,700. Industries include submarine production, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. Tourism is also important. New London is the home of the US Coast Guard Academy (1876) and Connecticut College (1911). |
| Settled 1646 as part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, it served as a privateering base during the American Revolution and a whaling centre during the 1800s. An important base for ships during World War II, New London is still a naval base. The annual Yale-Harvard crew races take place on the Thames. |
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