Friday, September 20, 2013

Walk/Coffee/New London (4)


It's been a while since the last one of these, so on to the next coffee shop.

Bean and Leaf used to be very close to my building, but some time ago it moved to a location that's slightly less close, so I don't go there as much as I once did, because I am lazy.

But the new location does allow me to walk a route I don't usually go, past the laundromat with the murals.

 And the Christopher Columbus statue.

And it's in a great space now, in a building that reminds me of a puffy little Flatiron.

Oh yes, the apples and pumpkins and spices are here and there's no turning back. The other day I discovered there is pumpkin spice whiskey.

 This cup is lying, there is no cocoa in it.

The Shaw Mansion, Built in the 1750s by Captain Nathaniel Shaw, is now the home of the New London County Historical Society. During the Revolutionary War, Shaw's son Nathaniel Shaw Jr. was "naval agent for both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut. His responsibilities included drawing up orders for privateers and handling the disbursement of the prizes taken."
was the naval agent for the both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut. His responsibilities included drawing up orders for privateers and handling the disbursement of the prizes taken. Shaw directed much of these activities from his own home. The Shaw Mansion served not only as his operational command post during the war but also, until 1907, as home to subsequent generations of the Shaw family. - See more at: http://connecticuthistory.org/new-londons-sound-defense/#sthash.JZ6BTMUl.dpuf
was the naval agent for the both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut. His responsibilities included drawing up orders for privateers and handling the disbursement of the prizes taken. Shaw directed much of these activities from his own home. The Shaw Mansion served not only as his operational command post during the war but also, until 1907, as home to subsequent generations of the Shaw family. - See more at: http://connecticuthistory.org/new-londons-sound-defense/#sthash.JZ6BTMUl.dpuf
was the naval agent for the both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut. His responsibilities included drawing up orders for privateers and handling the disbursement of the prizes taken. Shaw directed much of these activities from his own home. The Shaw Mansion served not only as his operational command post during the war but also, until 1907, as home to subsequent generations of the Shaw family. - See more at: http://connecticuthistory.org/new-londons-sound-defense/#sthash.JZ6BTMUl.dpuf
was the naval agent for the both the Continental Congress and the State of Connecticut. His responsibilities included drawing up orders for privateers and handling the disbursement of the prizes taken. Shaw directed much of these activities from his own home. The Shaw Mansion served not only as his operational command post during the war but also, until 1907, as home to subsequent generations of the Shaw family. - See more at: http://connecticuthistory.org/new-londons-sound-defense/#sthash.JZ6BTMUl.dpuf

The inscription on this monument reads: "Dedicated to the memory of the whalemen of the port of New London."

A lion, to go with the elephant.

 The Custom House Maritime Museum got itself some buoys recently.

There are many Wyland whale murals, but of course I'm partial to this one. (It also has jellyfish.)

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