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David Bushnell (inventor)
David Bushnell (August 30, 1740 – 1824) was an American inventor, Patriot (American Revolution), patriot, teacher, and a medical doctor. Bushnell invented the first submarine to be used in battle, ''Turtle (submersible), Turtle'', as well as a floating mine triggered by contact. He was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War. Early life David Bushnell was born in a secluded part of Saybrook, Connecticut on 30 August 1740 and baptized in 1753 into a farming family in what is now Westbrook, Connecticut where his parents Nehemiah Bushnell and Sarah (Susan) Ingham Bushnell owned a farm. He was the first of five children born. Following the death of his father circa 1769, he sold his half interest in the family Westbrook farm to his brother Ezra and entered Yale University, Yale College in 1771 at the relatively old age of 31. The ''Turtle'' submarine Bushnell is credited with creating the first submarine ever used in combat, while studying at Yale in 177 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saybrook, Connecticut
Deep River is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,415 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Deep River Center, Connecticut, town center is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP). Deep River is part of what the locals call the "Tri-town Area", made up of the towns of Deep River, Chester, and Essex. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (4.30%) is water. The CDP has a total area of , of which 4.38% is water. Principal communities *Deep River Center, Connecticut, Deep River Center *Winthrop History Saybrook Colony formally joined Connecticut in 1644. The portion of the original colony east of the Connecticut River was set off as a separate town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
