Westbrook, founded in 1648, is a small shoreline community located 50 miles from Hartford, 98 miles from New York and 102 miles from Boston. Originally known as Pochoug, an Indian name meaning "at the confluence of two rivers". The town covers approximately 15.72 square miles and as of the 2001 statistics holds a population of 6,372. Westbrook is situated between Old Saybrook and Clinton, extending four miles along the shore. Westbrook is the birthplace of David Bushnell, the Revolutionary War Patriot who is recognized by the United State Navy as the inventor of the submarine.