Kettletown State Park
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Kettletown State Park
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| location | Southbury , New Haven County , USA | |
| surface | 2.42 km 2 | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 25 ' N , 73 ° 12' W | |
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| Setup date | 1950 | |
| administration | Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut | |
Kettletown State Park is a state park in the US state of Connecticut in the area of the parish of Southbury on the east bank of Lake Zoar , a reservoir of the Housatonic River . The Paugusett State Forest extends on the opposite bank . The park offers boating, swimming, fishing, and hiking opportunities.
history
The area was named after the Kettletown Brook after Indians of the Pootatuck tribe of the Algonquin group first settled there. The area belonged to the "Pleasant Vale". The dairy farms that had emerged there were abandoned when better pastures became available, and in 1919 built Connecticut Light and Power Company to Stevenson Dam , which flooded large areas. The reservoir is the fifth largest body of water in Connecticut.
geology
The geological formations of the park are largely shaped by the ice ages. There are many moraines and boulders in various places . Overall, the geology is similar to that of nearby Penwood State Park .
See also
Web links
- Kettletown State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
- ^ US Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map
- ^ Kettletown State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.