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Day Pond State Park
Day Pond State Park is a public recreation area covering in the New England town, town of Colchester, Connecticut. The state park abuts Salmon River State Forest and is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The park offers opportunities for hiking, swimming, shoreline fishing, picnicking and mountain biking. History Foundation stones and the park's pond are the few remaining signs of the pioneering Day family, who built the pond to provide waterpower to operate the family sawmill. The land became a state park in 1949. Activities and amenities The park is designated for trout management and offers shoreline fishing on Day Pond. The pond covers about and reaches a depth of a little over . Park trails connect with approximately five miles of trails in the adjoining state forest. Swimming is also available. Day Pond Brook Falls A multi-drop waterfall can be found along Day Pond Brook, dropping a total height of . The falls were once not w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colchester, Connecticut
Colchester is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 15,555 at the 2020 census. In 2010 Colchester became the first town in Connecticut, and the 36th in the country, to be certified with the National Wildlife Federation as a Community Wildlife Habitat. The villages of Westchester and North Westchester are located within Colchester. The town center village, which was previously incorporated as a borough, is a census-designated place, with a population of 4,700 at the 2020 census. The Colchester area was part of the Mohegan territory at the time of European settlement. Several members of the Paugussett tribe currently reside in Colchester, where the tribe (which also has a heritage property in Trumbull) has a larger more recently acquired second reservation. The Colchester Historical Society operates a local history museum in town. History Pre-Township and Becoming a Township On March 31, 1661, the original settlement of Colchester, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
