The Oyster River is a 4.1-mile-long (6.6 km) stream located in the state of Connecticut in New Haven County . It flows south through Orange and forms the boundary of West Haven and Orange and flows through Yale University's West Campus. Further downstream, it forms the boundary of West Haven and Milford . It empties into Long Island Sound , just south of Route 162 at Oyster River Point. Swans , box turtles and many other animals call this area home.
4-459: Oyster River can refer to: Rivers Oyster River (Connecticut) , United States Oyster River (Maine) , United States East Branch Oyster River West Branch Oyster River Oyster River (Minnesota) , United States Oyster River (New Brunswick) , Canada Oyster River (New Hampshire) , United States Places Oyster River, British Columbia , Canada Oyster River Plantation,
8-444: A historic name of Durham, New Hampshire Oyster River Cooperative School District Oyster River High School , the local high school Oyster River Press , a local publisher Raid on Oyster River , a 1694 event [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-428: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oyster_River&oldid=884936123 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Oyster River (Connecticut) In colonial times, Oyster River Point
16-691: Was also known as Clarke's Point. Around 1840, Peter Aimes bought the land from the Clark family, and the area became known as Aimes Point. The Aimes’ family home, Martinstow, an impressive Gothic structure designed by James Renwick, overlooked the Oyster River and the Sound. After the family sold the property in 1949, the name “Aimes Point” slowly went out of common usage and the area became more commonly known as “Oyster River Point”. The river has dealt with issues of flooding and pollution in recent years. In 2007,
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