Wharton Brook State Park

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Wharton Brook State Park
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location North Haven , Wallingford , USA
surface 0.39 km 2
Geographical location 41 ° 26 ′  N , 72 ° 50 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 25 ′ 33 "  N , 72 ° 50 ′ 5"  W
Wharton Brook State Park, Connecticut
Wharton Brook State Park
Setup date 1918
administration Dept. of Energy & Environmental Protection, State of Connecticut
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Wharton Brook State Park is a state park on US Route 5 in the North Haven and Wallingford area in the US state of Connecticut .

In the early 1900s, the park was a forerunner of today's highway rest stops, and in addition to its picnic area, it had auto repair facilities. Today the New Haven – Springfield railway line runs along its western border and the Wharton Brook Connector of Interstate 91 runs north of the park .

Freetime activities

In the park is the Allen Brook Pond, which is fed by the stream of the same name and the Wharton Brook , a tributary of the Quinnipiac River . Fishing and swimming are allowed. There are also large picnic areas. The park is a designated trout park and is stocked with trout several times a year. Therefore great blue herons and other fish-eating wild animals are often found at the lake. Nearby are the Sleeping Giant State Park and Quinnipiac River State Park , as well as the William D Bertini Park .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wharton Brook State Park ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ^ State Parks and Forests : Funding, Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, Staff Findings and Recommendations.
  3. ^ A b Wharton Brook State Park on the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection homepage

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