Quaddick State Forest
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Quaddick State Forest
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| location | Thompson , Windham County , USA | |
| surface | 4.49 km 2 | |
| Geographical location | 41 ° 58 ′ N , 71 ° 49 ′ W | |
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| Setup date | ~ 1930 | |
| administration | Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, Connecticut State | |
Quaddick State Forest is a state forest in the US state of Connecticut in the area of the township of Thompson , north of Quaddick State Park . The forest comprises 1,109 acres (449 hectares) of land and serves as a protection zone for the 189 hectare (466 acre) Quaddick Reservoir in the Fivemile River catchment area .
history
Originally the area was a fishing ground for the Nipmuck Indians. In 1866 the Thompson Parish gave permission to dam what was then Kings Pond . The reservoir was subsequently used to generate energy. The land that is now designated as a State Forest was the Town Farm at that time , as a retirement home for residents of the community. The area extends in the east to the immediate border of Rhode Island .
free time activities
There are opportunities for fishing, hunting, canoeing, letterboxing and camping.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
- ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Recruiting, and Referrals. (PDF)
- ^ Quaddick State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ Connecticut State Forests Seedling Letterbox Series - Clues for Quaddick State Forest . In: State Parks and Forests . Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved September 30, 2013.