The Sandbar Saved Saybrook
The sandbar at the end of the Connecticut River has influenced the character of Old Saybrook from its beginning until today. Early on it was an inconvenient navigational hazard for the early Dutch and English explorers. Today it is one of the reasons why the lower river remains one of the country’s most significant natural estuaries. But if the Valley Shore Railroad had not gone bankrupt, it could have been a much different outcome for the town. Read how the sandbar saved Saybrook.