Old Lyme

Old Lyme
	Old Lyme
	Old Lyme
Basic data
Foundation :	1855
State :	United States
State :	Connecticut
County :	New London County
Coordinates :	41 ° 19 ′ N , 72 ° 18 ′ W Coordinates: 41 ° 19 ′ N , 72 ° 18 ′ W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	7,603 (as of 2010)
Population density :	127.1 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	74.6 km 2 (approx. 29 mi 2 ) of; which 59.8 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	6 m
Postal code :	06371
Area code :	+1 860
FIPS :	09-57040
GNIS ID :	0213483
Website :	www.oldlyme-ct.gov

Old Lyme is a city in New London County in the US state Connecticut , with about 7600 inhabitants (as of 2010). Old Lyme, along with the neighboring city of Lyme, is the namesake for Lyme borreliosis . Old Lyme is the US -Central from Sennheiser .

history

Old Lyme is located on the east bank of the mouth of the Connecticut River and was founded on February 13, 1665 from Saybrook on the west bank .

When New England hurricane in 1938 destroyed parts of the city.

At the beginning of the 20th century, an artist colony was established in Old Lyme, which still exists today. Many important American Impressionists lived in the colony, including Childe Hassam , Edward Charles Volkert , Willard Metcalf , Wilson Irvine , William Henry Howe , Robert William Vonnoh, and Henry Ward Ranger . The Florence Griswold House, the seat of the colony, is now an Impressionist painting museum .