Quaker Hill, Connecticut
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Quaker Hill is a
It is located in the northeast corner of the town, on the west bank of the
and centered on the intersection of the Old Norwich Road and the Old Colchester Road.The village center is included in the
Quaker Hill is the place name used for
History
The area became known as Quaker Hill by 1687 due to its association with the Rogerenes or Rogerene Quakers, a religious sect founded by a local farmer, John Rogers (1648–1721) at the house near Benham Avenue.[3]
The first house was built around 1740 by Benjamin Greene at Scotch Cap. The Robertson and Bingham paper mill, established in 1851, is said to be the first manufacturer of real tissue manila in the United States.[4]
Education
Quaker Hill School
Waterford Public Schools operates one
Waterford Country School
Famous Residents
- Eugene P. Wilkinson, Captain of the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, lived in Quaker Hill during the 1950s
Fire and EMS service
The Quaker Hill Fire Company serves the residents of Quaker hill. The Fire house is located on Old Colchester Road.
See also
References
- ^ "Map of Connecticut" (PDF). ct.gov.
- ^ "GNIS".
- ^ Benjamin Tinkham Marshall (1922), A modern history of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 1, page 285
- ^ Connecticut State Register and Manual, 1932 and 1934.
- ^ Quaker Hill Elementary School website Archived August 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jennifer Grogan, Waterford Breaks Ground For New School, The Day, October 27, 2006
- ^ Frequently Asked Questions Archived February 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Waterford Country School website, accessed September 27, 2009