It is located in the northeast corner of the town, on the west bank of the Thames River (around Smith Cove) north of New London,[1][2] and centered on the intersection of the Old Norwich Road and the Old Colchester Road.
Quaker Hill is the place name used for ZIP code 06375, which extends beyond Quaker Hill to encompass the entire northeastern portion of the town of Waterford, including Bartlett, Best View, Cohanzie, Harrisons and Thames View.
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]
Educationedit
Quaker Hill Schooledit
Waterford Public Schools operates one elementary school in Quaker Hill.[5] The original Quaker Hill School was built in 1915, replacing two one- room district structures and was opened in 1917, and demolished on February 23, 2007, to make way for construction of a new Quaker Hill Elementary School that was scheduled to open in August 2008. This school is now located on 285 Bloomingdale Road, Quaker Hill CT.[6]
Waterford Country Schooledit
Waterford Country School is a private nonprofit human services agency in Quaker Hill that offers a variety of special educational, residential treatment, and care services for children ages 10–18 from throughout eastern Connecticut. It was established in 1922 and moved to its current 350-acre (1.4 km2) site in Quaker Hill in 1929.[7]
Famous Residentsedit
Eugene P. Wilkinson, Captain of the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, lived in Quaker Hill during the 1950s
Fire and EMS serviceedit
The Quaker Hill Fire Company serves the residents of Quaker hill. The Fire house is located on Old Colchester Road.
quaker, hill, connecticut, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Quaker Hill Connecticut news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2009 Learn how and when to remove this message Quaker Hill is a village or neighborhood in the town of Waterford in the southeastern part of Connecticut USA It is located in the northeast corner of the town on the west bank of the Thames River around Smith Cove north of New London 1 2 and centered on the intersection of the Old Norwich Road and the Old Colchester Road The village center is included in the Quaker Hill Historic District a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places The historic district is the area around Old Norwich Road extending as far south as the village of Thames View and as far north as Route 32 View of Quaker Hill to the left after the Gold Star Memorial Bridge Quaker Hill is the place name used for ZIP code 06375 which extends beyond Quaker Hill to encompass the entire northeastern portion of the town of Waterford including Bartlett Best View Cohanzie Harrisons and Thames View Contents 1 History 2 Education 2 1 Quaker Hill School 2 2 Waterford Country School 3 Famous Residents 4 Fire and EMS service 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory editThe 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 editQuaker Hill School edit Waterford Public Schools operates one elementary school in Quaker Hill 5 The original Quaker Hill School was built in 1915 replacing two one room district structures and was opened in 1917 and demolished on February 23 2007 to make way for construction of a new Quaker Hill Elementary School that was scheduled to open in August 2008 This school is now located on 285 Bloomingdale Road Quaker Hill CT 6 Waterford Country School edit Waterford Country School is a private nonprofit human services agency in Quaker Hill that offers a variety of special educational residential treatment and care services for children ages 10 18 from throughout eastern Connecticut It was established in 1922 and moved to its current 350 acre 1 4 km2 site in Quaker Hill in 1929 7 Famous Residents editEugene P Wilkinson Captain of the USS Nautilus the world s first nuclear submarine lived in Quaker Hill during the 1950sFire and EMS service editThe Quaker Hill Fire Company serves the residents of Quaker hill The Fire house is located on Old Colchester Road See also edit nbsp Connecticut portal Connecticut College Arboretum New London Connecticut Waterford ConnecticutReferences edit 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 41 24 12 N 72 06 21 W 41 40333 N 72 10583 W 41 40333 72 10583 GNIS location of Quaker Hill Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Quaker Hill Connecticut amp oldid 1167501616, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
