North Stonington is a town in New London County, Connecticut that lies within the heart of Eastern Pequot territorial homeland.  

It was settled by English colonists five years later as part of the town of Stonington.  In 1720, town members organized themselves into the North Stonington Society.  It became a separate town in 1807.

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In 1683, the Connecticut General Assembly established a reservation around Lantern Hill for the Eastern Pequots at a place called Amboosamous.  It remains the center of their tribal nation.