Maplewood Music Seminary

Maplewood Music Seminary was a music school for young women in East Haddam, Connecticut. In 1875 it had more than one hundred enrolled students. It was located above Upper Landing and performances it hosted included light operas, plays, and pageants although it was best known for opera. It was described as "posh, and the spring commencement ceremony was a noted social event. Its graduation program was housed in the Connecticut River Museum.

It was established around 1865 by Dwight Babcock, and operated for twelve years before malarial outbreaks caused its struggle and decline. Professor Dwight S. Babcock afterwards "removed" to Rhode Island.

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