Paugnut State Forest

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Paugnut State Forest
Administration building Paugnut State Forest (2016)

Administration building Paugnut State Forest (2016)

location Torrington , Winchester , Litchfield County , USA
surface 6.65 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 51 ′  N , 73 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′ 21 ″  N , 73 ° 6 ′ 8 ″  W
Paugnut State Forest, Connecticut
Paugnut State Forest
Setup date 1929
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State
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Paugnut State Forest is a state forest in the US state of Connecticut in the area of ​​the parishes of Torrington and Winchester . The Arts and Crafts- style administration buildings of the forest were built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and are located in what is now Burr Pond State Park . The Paugnut Forest Administration Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 5, 1986 . Further historical traces are the foundations of Gail Borden's condensed milk factory on Burr Pond. They date from 1857.

geography

The forest lies on the heights above the valley of the Still River , which flows southwest to northeast and flows into the Farmington River . The Walnut Mountain at 1310 ft (402 m) above sea level is the highest elevation.

free time activities

The forest is crossed by several hiking trails. The John Muir Trail connects Burr Pond State Park and Sunnybrook State Park , which are directly adjacent to the forest to the north and south, respectively.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
  3. ↑ Connecticut State Forests Seedling Letterbox Series - Clues for Paugnut State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  4. ^ Paugnut State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  5. ^ Connecticut Historical Commission: Historic Resources Inventory Form . National Park Service. August 21, 1986. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Paugnut Forest Administration Building in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ [ http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/64000087.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form] . National Park Service. September 5, 1986. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ World's First Condensed Milk Factory . The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  9. ^ Burr Pond State Park . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  10. ^ US Geological Survey. The National Map
  11. ^ Paugnut State Forest: John Muir Trail . Connecticut Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, State Parks Division. 2008. Retrieved June 23, 2015.

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