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New London Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Ledge Lighthouse

New London Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Ledge Lighthouse

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Ledge Lighthouse. It is a brick mansion. In the middle of the water. With a lighthouse on the roof.

New London Ledge Light was completed in 1909, and its improbable shape has a very human explanation: the wealthy families whose houses lined the shore objected to a plain iron tower spoiling their view, so the government built them something that matched the neighborhood. French Second Empire, red brick, mansard roof, at the mouth of the Thames River. Keepers lived on it until it was automated in 1987, and generations of them passed down the story of Ernie, the keeper said to haunt it.

Every lighthouse is a compromise between what the sea requires and what people can build. This one is a compromise between what the sea requires and what the neighbors would tolerate - which makes it both the most absurd light on the coast and the most revealing.

For the submariner's family, the ferry rider, anyone who has passed it going out of the harbor and done a double take.

Below are excerpts from our New London history page. The New London town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.

Printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the warm brick and the cold water hold against each other and the wreath catches tree light. The faceted edge throws light from every angle. Arrives boxed - white or gold gift box, your choice at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.


QUICK FACTS — NEW LONDON CT CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — LEDGE LIGHTHOUSE

Town: New London, Connecticut

Founded: 1646

Known for: Second-busiest whaling port in the world; the Coast Guard Academy; Eugene O’Neill’s Monte Cristo Cottage; the Thames harbor

Art: Ledge Lighthouse, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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New London keeps two seafaring identities at once. There is the whaling city — Whale Oil Row, the old harbor, the 1833 Custom House, and the lights that still guide ships in: New London Harbor Light, raised in 1801 and the oldest and tallest lighthouse in Connecticut, and the offshore Ledge Light of 1909, square on its house out in the channel. And there is the Coast Guard city — the academy on the Thames, the cadets, and the Eagle standing out under sail, one of the last great square-riggers flying the American flag. Between them runs the Thames itself, with the ferries pulling out for Orient Point and Block Island, the Amtrak trains along the waterfront, and the working harbor that has defined the place since 1646.

Our New London logo carries Connecticut's oyster shell over “1636” — the shared emblem of every Merlin Classics Connecticut town, marking the founding year of the Connecticut Colony. The oyster shell is the state's maritime shorthand: abundance, the shoreline, the working coast. Printed black-and-white with the worn look of an old oyster-crate label or a piece of coastal signage, it reads as vintage New England. What makes this one New London is the place behind it: the Whaling City, the Coast Guard Academy, the deep harbor on the Thames. On a tee or a cap it reads less like a souvenir and more like a piece of the Connecticut shoreline — worn plain.

Why People Visit New London Connecticut

People come to New London for its deep maritime history and its working-harbor life — the whaling heritage, the Coast Guard Academy, the lighthouses and ferries, the literary thread of Eugene O'Neill. It is a real seaport, not a recreated one: a small Connecticut city with a great harbor and a long view down the Thames toward the Sound.

New London Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring the Connecticut oyster shell over 1636