Jeremy River

For the river in Saint Lucia, see Jeremy River (Saint Lucia).
The Jeremey River in Colchester following the removal of Norton Mill Dam

The Jeremy River, named after Jeremy Adams, begins at a drainage just north of Holbrook Pond about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Gilead, Connecticut, and runs for 10.7 miles (17.2 km) to the Salmon River in Colchester, Connecticut.[1] There are many swamps and marshes along the banks of its northern end, the largest of which is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long.

There is a popular paddling route along the Jeremy River that begins at Old Hartford Road just north of Connecticut Route 2 about 3 miles (5 km) west-northwest of Colchester. The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) route has solid Class II whitewater throughout the run and ends at the Salmon River; however, many paddlers continue along the Salmon River paddling route.

The Norton Paper Mill is located on Jeremy River (in Colchester, Connecticut).[2] It operated from 1895[3] until the early 1960s,[4] before becoming abandoned by the early 1980s, and falling into disrepair. A fire engulfed the building on July 8, 2012, consuming most of the remaining combustibles (the largely-intact walls being made of brick).[3] The property was purchased by the Town of Colchester in 2015 (for $1), with plans to remove the building and redevelop the site as a public park.[4][5] The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut removed the adjacent dam in 2016.[6]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed April 1, 2011
  2. ^ Marshall, Benjamin (1922). A Modern History of New London County, Connecticut, Volume 1. New York City: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 181. ISBN 9781147506648.
  3. ^ a b Shea, Alison (8 July 2012). "Colchester mill blaze blamed on fireworks". The Norwich Bulletin. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Removing An Eyesore And Giving The Future Of Migratory Fish Hope". 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Colchester agrees to buy Norton Paper Mill property". 16 April 2015.
  6. ^ A Dam Along The Jeremy River Comes Down So Fish Can Go Up - The Hartford Courant