Stonington gets a Charter
- Date Range
- 1662 – 1662
- Title
- Stonington gets a Charter
- What occurred
- The land that makes up Stonington today used to belong to Massachusetts. They eventually yielded it to Connecticut and King Charles II gave them a charter for Southertown, which would be changed to Mystic, and then finally Stonington in 1666. The creation of Stonington helped to solidify the Connecticut and Rhode Island border.
- Location
- Stonington, Connecticut
- Image Citation
- https://stonington1649.com/
- Student name(s)
- Kelci Gilot