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In 1910, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadets sailed the Itasca (a tall ship similar to the ones seen in this postcard) to Fort Trumbull, claiming it for the Academy. When the school moved in 1932, Fort Trumbull became the official U.S. Coast Guard…

Postcard depicting the Coast Guard base at Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn. The reverse of the postcard bears a 1939 postmark from Groton, Conn., and is addressed to Mr. Charles Oates in Danielson, Conn.

Postcard depicting the U.S. Coast Guard base at Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn.

Postcard depicting Fort Trumbull, the former U.S. Coast Guard Base in New London, Conn.

Photographic postcard depicting First Church of Christ (now First Congregational Church), New London, Conn.

Article from the Connecticut College News 11 November 1920 naming the students who voted for the first time in the presidential election.

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As men went to serve in World War II, women quickly filled their roles, becoming some of the finest mechanics, engineers, and technicians. The Electric Boat Company was a major employer of female workers. Thus, New London played an important role not…

Photographic postcard of the Methodist Episcopal Church on Federal Street in New London, Conn.