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Becket Hill State Park Reserve

Becket Hill State Park Reserve (auch: Beckett Hill) ist ein State Park im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde Lyme. Die Parkfläche von 105 ha (260 acre) wurde dem Staat Connecticut 1961 vom George Dudley Seymour Trust geschenkt und wurde der 76. State Park. Er wird als Walk-in park geführt und bietet Möglichkeiten zum Wandern und Picknicken. Geschichte Becket Hill State Park Reserve wurde nach einem frühen Siedler mit Namen Becket benannt. Das Land gehörte zum Stammesgebiet der Niantic. Der State Park wurde eingerichtet, um den Berg zu erhalten. Im Gegensatz zum umliegenden Nehantic State Forest, fehlen Becket Hill jedoch bequeme Zugangsmöglichkeiten und so verwandelt sich der Park langsam in den Naturzustand zurück. 1961 erwarb der George Dudley Seymour Trust das Land und schenkte es dem Staat. Beckett Hill wurde 1962 das erste Mal im Connecticut Register and Manual mit „260 acres of undeveloped land“ aufgeführt. Geographie Becket Hill liegt zwischen dem Südufer von Norwich Pond und dem Nord-nordöstlichen Ufer von Uncas Lake. Uncas Lake wurde nach Uncas, dem Sachem der Mohegan benannt. Ein kleiner Bach (Falls Brook) verläuft zwischen den beiden Seen und bildet wohl teilweise die nördliche Grenze zwischen PArk und State Forest. Östlich des Parks verläuft der Grassy Hill Brook, der einige Quellen von Becket Hill aufnimmt und südlich des Parks in Roger's Lake mündet. Freizeitmöglichkeiten Die Freizeitmöglichkeiten im Park umfassen Campen und Wandern. Becket Hill State Park Reserve ist ein „undeveloped walk-in park“: das heißt, das Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection verzeichnet keine Einrichtungen und bietet keine Projekte an. Die Oh Ranger-Website führt Picknicken als Aktivität, schreibt aber auch, dass Besucher die Parkverwaltung anfragen sollen, wenn sie dort wandern möchten. The Day schreibt: „wenn man nur wandern will, dann ist dieses unentwickelte Gebiet ausreichend.“ Auch die Parkgrenzen sind nicht gekennzeichnet. An Norwich Pond und Uncas Lake gibt es Bootsrampen von Nehantic State Forest aus. Es sind aber keine Motorboote zugelassen. Es werden regelmäßig Bachsaiblinge, Forellen und Regenbogenforellen eingesetzt und natürlich vorkommende Fischarten sind Forellenbarsch, Amerikanischer Flussbarsch und Sonnenbarsche. Zugänge zum Park sind über die Connecticut Route 156 möglich, allerdings muss dazu noch Nehantic State Forest durchquert werden. Die Oh Ranger's-Website empfiehlt Zugänge vom U.S. Highway 1. Siehe auch State Parks in Connecticut Einzelnachweise Weblinks Becket Hill State Park Reserve Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Nehantic State Forest Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Becket Hill State Park Reserve

Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. The state park is as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres (110 ha) with no officially listed activities. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. History Becket Hill State Park Reserve is named for an early settler of the area named Beckwith; the land was part of the Nehantic tribe's territory. In 1961, the land for the reserve was given to the state by the George Dudley Seymour Trust, to become the 76th designated Connecticut state park. Beckett Hill was listed on the Connecticut Register and Manual for 1962 as having 260 acres of undeveloped land. Activities The reserve is an undeveloped, walk-in park with access through the Lyme section of Nehantic State Forest, which is entered from Connecticut Route 156. Bushwhacking is required as no roads or trails cross from the forest to the state park reserve. The reserve's boundary with the state forest is created by 69-acre (28 ha) Uncas Lake and Falls Brook, a stream that connects Uncas Lake with 30-acre (12 ha) Norwich Pond. Boat launches for non-motorized craft are located on each. The waters are stocked with brook, brown and rainbow trout; other fish include largemouth bass, yellow perch and sunfish. References External links Other State Parks and Forests Archived July 23, 2024, at the Wayback Machine Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Nehantic State Forest Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Beckley Bog

Beckley Bog is a sphagnum-heath-black spruce bog located near Norfolk in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It is the southernmost sphagnum heath bog in New England. The peat moss is over 51 feet deep. It was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1977. It was purchased by The Nature Conservancy and the Conservation and Research Foundation in 1957. It was the first purchase by the Conservancy in Connecticut and is now part of the Northwest Highlands group of preserves. References External links Nature Conservancy Northwest Highlands
Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument

Beckley Furnace ist ein alter Hochofen zur Gewinnung von Roheisen. Das Industriedenkmal ist ein State Park und wird seit dem 14. Februar 1978 als einziges Industriedenkmal im National Register of Historic Places gelistet. Der Hochofen liegt am Blackberry River, einem Zufluss des Housatonic River bei Canaan (Connecticut). Der Hochofen wurde in seinen Grundzügen 1847 von John Adam Beckley errichtet. Genutzt wurde die Industrieanlage bis 1919. 1946 wurde die Anlage als State Park mit nur 5 ha Fläche unter dem Namen Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument eingerichtet. Es ist auch als East Canaan Iron Furnace Industrial Monument bekannt. Der Ofenschlot wurde 1999 restauriert. Die Anlage ist das Herzstück des Upper Housatonic Valley’s Iron Heritage Trail und grenzt direkt an eine Parzelle des Housatonic State Forest. Siehe auch State Parks in Connecticut Weblinks Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Homepage der Förderorganisation Einzelnachweise
Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument

The Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument is a state-owned historic site preserving a 19th-century iron-making blast furnace on the north bank of the Blackberry River in the town of North Canaan, Connecticut. The site became a 12-acre (4.9 ha) state park in 1946; it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description The Beckley Furnace stands in what is now a rural area of central North Canaan, on the south side of Lower Road just west of its junction with Furnace Hill Road. The site spans the Blackberry River, with the main blast furnace and its developed features on the north bank. The main furnace is a large stone structure, 40 feet (12 m) tall and 30 feet (9.1 m) per side at the base, gradually sloping to 20 feet (6.1 m) at the top. It is set near the road, which runs at a high elevation above a stone retaining wall. About 100 yards (91 m) upriver is the dam, a stone structure with a penstock providing access to a turbine chamber. Further downstream are the remnants of two more dams and furnaces, and there are large piles of slag mounded on the south side of the river. No longer extant are wood-frame buildings that would have been needed to support the operations of the furnace. History The furnace was built for the production of pig iron by John Adam Beckley in 1847 and continued in operation until 1919. It was the second of three working blast furnaces built at the site; a fourth furnace was under construction in the early years of the 20th century but was never put in operation. The works successfully adapted to changing conditions, but was unable to compete on scale, and closed in the early 1920s. The stack was restored by the state in 1999. The dam built on the Blackberry River to provide power for the furnace and other industrial operations was repaired by the state in 2010. Activities and amenities The state park offers picnicking and pond fishing. Tours of the furnace are offered periodically by Friends of Beckley Furnace. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut References External links Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Friends of Beckley Furnace
Beehive Field

Beehive Field is a stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. The ballpark has a capacity of 4,700. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the New Britain Red Sox (Boston Red Sox AA affiliate) from the time of their move to the city in 1983 until moving next door to New Britain Stadium for the 1995 season. The Eastern League All-Star Game was played before 3,106 fans on June 29, 1987, with league-MVP Mark Grace and game-MVP Dwight Smith representing the Pittsfield Cubs. The Hartford Hawks baseball program used the venue for some home games prior to opening Fiondella Field in 2006. As of 2000, Beehive Field was used primarily by New Britain High School baseball and softball teams. Notable games 1983 Eastern League Championship Series 1985 Eastern League Championship Series June 29, 1987 – 1987 Eastern League All-Star Game – 3,106 1990 Eastern League Championship Series References
Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin

The Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin is a historic ski lodge at the end of Balance Rock Road in Tunxis State Forest, Hartland, Connecticut. Built in 1937, it is one of the few surviving ski-related recreational structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Description and history The Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin is located in the eastern unit of Tunxis State Forest, a short hike off the western end of Balance Rock Road. It is a single-story log structure, with a gabled roof and massive fieldstone chimney. Its logs are laid with dovetailed corners, each level slightly smaller than that below it. The front facade is three bays wide, with an entrance flanked by paired square windows. The side walls each have two square windows set in individual openings. The roof is built with an extended overhang, its trusses exposed both outside and inside. The cabin was built as the base lodge of a ski area that the CCC crews of nearby Camp Robinson built in 1937. As part of this work the CCC also built Balance Rock Road, where culverts and retaining walls also still survive. The CCC also built a ski area in Mohawk State Forest, which later became the site of Mohawk Ski Area. The ski cabin served a novice trail, since overgrown, and an expert trail of which only the upper portion still remains. It is believed to be one of the oldest surviving artifacts related to downhill skiing in the state. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References
Hartford Correctional Center

Hartford Correctional Center is one of 18 correctional facilities in Connecticut, United States. The correctional center is located in Hartford, Connecticut. The facility was opened in 1977, with its first warden being Richard Wezowicz. In March 2016, the participatory budgeting organization Hartford Decide$ set up a voting location at the facility so inmates could vote on how the city's money is spent. Poet and former professor of English at Central Connecticut State University Ravi Shankar spent time at the facility, writing an op-ed about his experiences for the Hartford Courant. In 2017, Frontline and The New York Times collaborated on a PBS documentary called Life on Parole, which featured a former inmate of the correctional center, Errol Brantley Jr., and his struggles while on parole. Controversies In 1980, the correctional center was sued by a group of pre-trial detainees and inmates for exposure to tuberculosis and other transmissible pathogens and overcrowding. In the case, Lareau v. Manson, the District Court of Connecticut found that the facility's overcrowding violated the inmates and detainees' due process rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment and that the lack of screening procedures for contagious diseases violated all the facility's inmate's constitutional rights. Eyad Alrababah was arrested following the September 11 attacks and held as a material witness in the facility after voluntarily contacting the FBI to offer information. He was held at the correctional center for about twenty days in solitary confinement, was strip- and cavity-searched multiple times, and was not brought before a judge until a month later, according to Human Rights Watch. In 2016, one of the facility's correctional officers were charged with two counts of sexually assaulting inmates. References
Centre correctionnel de Hartford

Le centre correctionnel de Hartford (en anglais : Hartford Correctional Center) est une prison américaine située à Hartford, dans le comté du même nom et dans le Connecticut. Il est administré par le Département des services correctionnels du Connecticut (en). Histoire L'établissement, qui est l'un des 18 établissements correctionnels du Connecticut, ouvre en 1977, son premier directeur étant Richard Wezowicz. Détenus notables Eyad Alrababah est arrêté à la suite des attentats du 11 septembre et détenu comme témoin matériel dans l'établissement après avoir volontairement contacté le FBI pour fournir des informations. Il est détenu au centre correctionnel pendant une vingtaine de jours en isolement, est soumis à de multiples fouilles corporelles et n'est présenté devant un juge qu'un mois plus tard, selon Human Rights Watch. Événements notables En 1980, le centre correctionnel est poursuivi en justice par un groupe de détenus placés en détention provisoire et de détenus condamnés pour qui accusent l'établissement pour avoir été exposés à la tuberculose et à d'autres agents pathogènes transmissibles ainsi que pour surpopulation. Dans l'affaire Lareau v. Manson, la Cour de district pour le district of Connecticut (en) a jugé que la surpopulation de l'établissement violait le droit des détenus à un procès équitable et à ne pas subir de châtiments cruels et inhabituels, et que l'absence de procédures de dépistage des maladies contagieuses violait tous les droits constitutionnels des détenus de l'établissement. En mars 2016, l'organisation de budget participatif Hartford Decide$ met un lieu de vote dans l'établissement afin que les détenus puissent voter sur la manière dont l'argent de la ville est dépensé. Toujours en 2016, l'un des agents correctionnels de l'établissement est accusé de deux chefs d'agression sexuelle sur des détenus. La prison dans l'art et la culture Ravi Shankar (en), poète et ancien professeur d'anglais à l'Université d'État du Connecticut central, a passé du temps dans l'établissement, rédigeant un éditorial sur ses expériences pour le Hartford Courant. En 2017, Frontline et le New York Times ont collaboré sur un documentaire diffusé sur le réseau PBS intitulé Life on Parole, qui présente un ancien détenu du centre correctionnel, Errol Brantley Jr., et sur ses difficultés pendant sa libération conditionnelle. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Hartford Correctional Center » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes (en) Site officiel Portail de la prison Portail du Connecticut
Underwood Island

Underwood Island is a small lake island in Wangumbaug Lake in Coventry, Connecticut. It is about two acres in size, and is privately owned. The island has a pond on it, and was named for both its condition and the legend that it was visited by the owner of Underwood Typewriter Co. and his wife. It is 100 yards from the coast of the lake. Strangely, it is claimed to be the only island on the lake, despite there being a larger, unnamed island at 41°46′13.7″N 72°18′59.5″W, and a small islet nearby. References
New Britain Public High School Campus

The New Britain Public High School Campus is a historic suite of former school buildings at 50 Bassett Street & 161 South Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. The campus's oldest building, opened in 1896, was one of the first public high schools in Connecticut, and is a good example of Renaissance Revival architecture. The campus was repeated enlarged during the 20th century with the addition of trade and vocational components, and served the city as a high school until the 1970s, when it was converted to housing. The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References
North-West School

The North-West School is a historic school building at 1240 Albany Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1891, it is a well-preserved example of a late 19th-century school building, considered state of the art at the time of its construction. It served the city as a school until 1978, and now stands vacant. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Description and history The North-West School is located in northern Hartford, on the north side of Albany Avenue (United States Route 44), between the Albany branch of the Hartford Public Library, and an arts organization. It is a two-story masonry structure, built out of brick and covered by a gabled roof. Its front facade is seven bays wide, with a center entrance recessed behind a broad round-headed arch lined with drip moulding. The outer bays have single sash windows with brownstone lintels and sills, while above the entrance are a pair of similar windows; that space was originally occupied by a three-part window. The interior is organized around a central hall and staircase, with classrooms on either side, one of which was later converted into school offices. The first school to be built on this property was a two-room structure built in 1871. The present building, the only survivor of a long series of alterations, was built in 1891 as a major addition to the first building, and was originally oriented facing Woodland Street, where the arts center now stands. In 1915, the 1871 building was demolished, and this structure was relocated to its present site. It underwent a number of additions, as the area's population increased and more classroom space was needed. The school was used until 1978, at which time all of the additions were demolished. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Polish National Home (Hartford, Connecticut)

The Polish National Home is an ethnic community support organization in Hartford, Connecticut. Its facilities are located at 60 Charter Oak Avenue, south of downtown Hartford, in an architecturally distinctive Art Deco building. It was built in 1930 to a design by Polish-American architect Henry Ludorf, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. History Polish immigrants began settling on Hartford southeast side as early as 1889, and the area soon developed as an ethnic enclave. The Roman Catholic Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius was established in 1902 as an early focus of the community. A number of social support organizations were also established, to lend assistance to arriving immigrants and provide mutual assistance. In 1917 the Polish National Corporation was founded as an umbrella for these efforts. In 1918, after the church moved to a new building, it occupied the church's old building. This organization changed its name to the Polish National Home Corporation in 1927, and solicited plans from Polish-American architects for construction of a new home. This project was awarded to Henry Ludorf, and the present edifice was built with funds raised from the local Polish community. It was dedicated in 1930, and served as a focal point for local Polish cultural events. A small, rather inconspicuous plaque displays the high water mark of the Flood of 1936. On December 30, 2022, the Polish National Home building was sold to For His Glory Church Ministries. Architecture Architecturally, the Home's building is a distinctive local example of Art Deco architecture. Its facades facing Charter Oak Avenue and Governor Street are finished in buff brick, with a central projecting entry section of ashlar concrete block. Eagle crests (the eagle being a symbol of Polish identity) are found above the entrance, and in panels above the windows in the projecting section. Stylized piers with Art Deco capitals separate the main windows on the Governor Street facade, and both facades have small octagonal windows placed at several levels. The octagonal pattern is repeated in the interior fixtures of the hall, which are also part of Ludorf's original design. The interior space is organized with a banquet hall, bar, and kitchen on the ground floor, and a large auditorium space on the second level. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References External links Polish National Home web site
Salmon Brook Historical Society

The Salmon Brook Historical Society is the local historical society of Granby, Connecticut. The society's museum property is located and 208 Salmon Brook Street, and includes four historic buildings, which include museum displays of historic items, and a small research library. Two of the buildings, the Rowe and Weed Houses, are listed as a pair on the National Register of Historic Places. Abijah Rowe House The Abijah Rowe House stands on the west side of the property, facing west toward Salmon Brook Street. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance framed by narrow moulding and a frieze with triglyphs topped by a shallow cornice. The interior retains many original period finishes, and has been decorated to have an early 1800s appearance. The house was built about 1732, probably by Nehemiah Lee, and is the oldest surviving building of the first colonial settlement of the area. Moses Weed House The Moses Weed House stands behind the Rowe House, to which it is connected by a short hyphen; it faces north toward Meadow Gate Road. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and central chimney. Its main facade is three bays wide, with a central entrance framed by simple trim. The interior includes a parlor finished in Victorian style, as well as the society's library and shop. The house was built in the uplands of Granby about 1790, and was moved here in 1970 to rescue it from demolition. Cooley School The Cooley School is a single-story wood-frame structure with a gabled roof. Built about 1870, it is the only unaltered district schoolhouse remaining in Granby. It served as a school until 1972, and was moved by the society to its property in 1980. Its interior has been fitted as a late 19th-century classroom. Tobacco Barn Also on the property stands a 1914 tobacco barn, which now houses a variety of exhibits on Granby's history and agrarian past. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut List of historical societies in Connecticut References See also Salmon Brook Historical Society web site