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History of Lyme Station, (New London County) ConnecticutOur database does not include an historic photo for Lyme Station, (New London County) Connecticut, do you have one you would like to contribute? Contact Us! 15% - 35% off all Products ยป The Ready Store Biographies:Zenas R. Brockway Biographical Sketch Zenas R. Brockway, penologist, was born at Lyme, Conn., in 1827. From 1848 to 1851 he was a clerk at the Connecticut state prison; from 1851 to 1854, a warden's assistant at the Albany penitentiary, and from 1854 to 1861, manager and superintendent of the Monroe county (N.Y.) penitentiary. The eleven years following were spent in prison management in Detroit, where he completed, opened, and superintended the house of correction. In 1876 he laid before the New York prison commission an original plan for the reform of criminals, and when it was presented to the legislature, that body at once appropriated funds sufficient to establish a reformatory on the lines proposed. The result of this appropriation, the Elmira reformatory, became a model for similar institutions, while the Brockway system of dealing with criminals was adopted in prisons both in America and in Europe. Biographical Sketch of John Lee Comstock John Lee Comstock, author, was born in Lyme, Conn., in 1789. He was assistant surgeon in the 25th U.S. infantry, and during the war of 1812 served at Fort Trumbull, Conn., and on the northern frontier, principally on hospital duty. After the war he located in Hartford and gave much of his time to the preparation of school textbooks on philosophy, chemistry, natural history, geography and physiology, many of which had a very wide circulation. He wrote History of the Greek Revolution (1828); Elements of Chemistry (1831; many editions); History of the Precious Metals (1849); and Comstock's Natural Philosophy which was used in the public schools of the United States to the extent of 900,000 copies, and was translated into other languages. He died in Hartford, Conn., Nov, 21, 1858. |
Connecticut Facts: New London County Facts: Seat: New LondonEstablished: 1666 Formed from: Original County Lyme Station is situated 5 meters above sea level. |