Franklin

Historical marker location:

7 Meeting House Hill Road, Franklin, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Meeting House Hill Road and Bullard Road, on the right when traveling north on Meeting House Hill Road.)

Marker installed: 1975

The town of Mystic, Connecticut is home to the last surviving wooden whaling ship in the world. The Charles W. Morgan was built in 1841 and is now part of the Mystic Seaport Museum.