Bolton Notch State Park

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Bolton Notch State Park
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location Bolton , Tolland County , USA
surface 0.38 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 47 '  N , 72 ° 27'  W Coordinates: 41 ° 47 '24 "  N , 72 ° 26' 53"  W
Bolton Notch State Park (Connecticut)
Bolton Notch State Park
Setup date 1998
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Bolton Notch State Park is a state park in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the municipality of Bolton .

geography

Bolton Notch State Park is located off Interstate 384 and is bounded on the south and west by the Hop River Trail . The Railroad Brook , which rises in Bolton Notch Pond at the southwest end of the park , also runs along its west side . There are other parks in the area such as Freja Park , Valley Falls Park and Hop River State Park .

The Bolton Notch Mountain with a height of 194 m (636 ft) above sea level forms the watershed for the rivers Hop River (tributary of the Shetucket River , southwest), Blackledge River (tributary of the Salmon River , to the south) and the Railroad Brook (drained via Tankerhoosen River - Hockanum River into the Connecticut River , northwest).

In addition, the border between the territory of the Podunk and the Mohegan was also here . The Mohegan used the cliff of Bolton Notch Mountain as a sentry. They called the area "Saqumsketuck" (German about "place with hard rock").

There are several caves in the park. Including the Squaw's Cave . Legends tell that around 1640 a European settler lived there with his podunk wife as an outcast.

free time activities

The park offers hiking and climbing opportunities and is connected to the Hop River State Park Trail and the Shenipsit Trail . The trails in the park are not marked but are maintained by the Bolton Conservation Commission .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans DePold: Ancient Days in Bolton Notch . Bolton Historical Society. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  2. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  3. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  4. ^ Bolton Notch State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  5. ^ The Geology of Bolton Notch State Park . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ Peter Marteka: Bolton Notch State Park contains a state rarity: a cave . In: Hartford Courant , August 16, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2014. 
  7. ^ Bolton Notch State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

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