The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusFenwick is a borough in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, in the town of Old Saybrook. The borough is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 53 at the 2020 census, making it the least populous borough in Connecticut. Most of the borough is included in the Fenwick Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fenwick is set off from the town center of Old Saybrook by a large cove crossed by a causeway. It is located exactly where the Connecticut River flows into Long Island Sound, and sits on the river's west side. The town has two lighthouses, the Inner and the Outer. The Inner is at the tip of Lynde Point, Fenwick…
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 43 to 53 (+23%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Fenwick yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Fenwick’s history is told.
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Fenwick, decade by decade
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Nothing in Fenwick is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Fenwick has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fenwick Historic District in Old Saybrook, 0 miles away.
Fenwick and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.