Holman State Forest

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Nye-Holman State Forest
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location Tolland , Tolland County , USA
surface 3.18 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 56 ′  N , 72 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 56 ′ 6 "  N , 72 ° 19 ′ 22"  W
Holman State Forest, Connecticut
Holman State Forest
Setup date 1931
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Nye-Holman State Forest is a state forest in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the parish of Tolland (Willington and Ellington).

Surname

The land that is now part of the State Forest has been the land of a farm owned by the Nye family since the 1719 . Ebenezer Nye was the first known owner. His great-great-granddaughter, Alice Holman Hall, bequeathed the land to the state in 1931 to create a keepsake for her grandparents. There are still other family properties in the area.

geography

The largest parcel of the forest extends south of Route 84 , at exit 69. To the south, the Willimantic River , which meanders through the eastern part of this area, also forms the natural border in parts. Another large area of ​​the forest is about 5 km further north. It includes the headwaters of Bonemill Brook , a right tributary of the Willimantic River southwest of the Tolland Hills . The Civilian Conservation Corps planted conifers in the 1930s that have grown into splendid specimens today.

Freetime activities

The section of the Willimantic River in the forest area is a trout management area , the Cole W. Wilde Trout Management Area , which offers year-round fly fishing opportunities. There is also an archery range in the forest.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ^ Nye-Holman State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ^ A b Connecticut State Forests Seedling Letterbox Series - Clues for Nye-Holman State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map
  6. ^ Nye-Holman State Forest . Willimantic River Alliance. Retrieved July 20, 2014.

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