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Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut. It is the state's largest shoreline park and one of the most popular attractions in the state, drawing an estimated one million visitors annually. [3] [4] The state park offers beach activities ...
Cedar Island is a former island in Long Island Sound belonging to the town of Clinton, Connecticut in Middlesex County, Connecticut. Currently the island is a peninsula attached to Hammonasset State Park in Madison, Connecticut due to the filling of the strait in a public works project to improve flow of the Hammonasset River through Clinton ...
The Hammonassets moved and became Mohegans. [citation needed] They were once a band of Quinnipiac people, who were recorded living near Guilford, Connecticut. Their leader was named Sebequnash, or "The Man Who Weeps." [6] In 1730, the band's population was 250 to 300 people. By 1774, they were reduced to only 38 people.
Hammonasset Connector. The Hammonasset Connector is a 1.35-mile-long (2.17 km) freeway from Interstate 95 (I-95) to U.S. Route 1 (US 1). The Hammonasset Connector begins as a continuation of Duck Hole Road at exit 62 on I-95 in the town of Madison. The connector is designated as part of Special Service Road 450 ( SSR 450 ), a designation which ...
Rocky Neck State Park. / 41.30833°N 72.24278°W / 41.30833; -72.24278. Rocky Neck State Park is a public recreation area on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut, United States. [4] The state park 's 708 acres (287 ha) include a tidal river, a broad salt marsh, white sand beaches, rocky shores, and a large stone ...
The Hammonasset River is formed about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Durham, Connecticut along a gully on the north end of Bunker Hill at about a half mile northeast of the junction of Route 148 and Bunker Hill Road. The river travels for 21.0 miles (33.8 km) [1] to Clinton Harbor on Long Island Sound just east of Hammonasset Beach State Park.
Hammonasset. Hammonasset may refer to the following in the U.S. state of Connecticut: Hammonasset, a historic area that is now the towns of Clinton and Killingworth. Hammonasset Beach State Park, in the town of Madison, New Haven County. Hammonasset Connector, a state highway. Hammonasset River, a tributary of Long Island Sound.
This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas.