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Parish Hill High School

Parish Hill High School is a regional secondary school and middle school in rural Chaplin, Connecticut. General information Parish Hill Middle/High School teaches grades 7 to 12 to students from three local towns: Chaplin, Hampton and Scotland. The school is nicknamed the Hill, and the school mascot is the "Pirate." Parish Hill is Regional District #11. Demographics Racial makeup of the school in 2006-2007 was White 92%, African American 1.2%, Native American 0.9%, Asian 0.6% Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. After-school activities Parish Hill offers many after-school activities, including Diversity Club, middle and high school drama clubs, five competing vocal choirs, various instrumental ensembles, and middle and high school newspaper clubs. The school also recently underwent a reconstruction to its video program which now houses state of the art video production equipment and broadcasts news to the school and to the surrounding three towns on Channel 17. The school offers baseball, softball, basketball, cross country, and soccer for middle school and high school students, and golf and track & field for high school students. Attempt to dissolve school district In previous years, due to poor test scores and high per pupil costs, the three participating towns of Scotland, Chaplin, and Hampton explored the options of withdrawing from, dissolving, or re-envisioning the high school. There have been several attempts by the three towns (Hampton, Scotland, and Chaplin) to dissolve Regional District #11, in which all three towns must vote yes to dissolve. On November 12, 2009, the most recent referendum was narrowly defeated, where Hampton and Scotland voted to dissolve, and Chaplin voted to not. Parish Hill underwent an evaluation by a NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) visiting team and is a fully credited school. The NEASC put Parish Hill on probation in 2006, due to overcrowding and low test scores. However, in the 2010 to 2011 school year, Parish Hill student test scores showed a marked increase. The school is getting ready for the NEASC's decennial inspection in October and November 2016. References External links Official website
Parkville station (Connecticut)

Parkville (known as Park Street during early planning) is a bus rapid transit station on the CTfastrak line, located near the intersection of Park Street and Francis Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. It opened with the line on March 28, 2015. The station consists of two side platforms serving the busway, with two center passing lanes to allow express buses to pass buses stopped at the station. The New York and New England Railroad (and predecessor Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad) served a station approximately at the modern location. It opened around 1871, with a wooden depot built the next year. It may have been served until the end of passenger service between Hartford and New Britain in 1959. Trains using the parallel Springfield Line, originally built by the Hartford and New Haven Railroad, did not stop at Parkville. References External links Media related to Parkville station (Connecticut) at Wikimedia Commons
Peacock Island (Connecticut)

Peacock Island is the smallest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut (USA), in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, west of Carting Island, southwest of Long Island (Connecticut), Pope's Flat, and south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. The island is uninhabited except for occasional visits by anglers, bird watchers and duck hunters. Geography 41°12′43″N 73°6′39″W Elevation: ~3 feet (0.91 m) The mercury content was evaluated in 2003 at ~300 to 5,000 ppb. Transportation All transportation to and from the island is by boat. Notes External links
Phare de Penfield Reef

Le phare de Penfield Reef (en anglais : Penfield Reef Light), est un phare offshore du Long Island Sound situé sur Penfield Reef (en) du côté sud de l'entrée de Black Rock Harbor (en) au large de Fairfield dans le Comté de Fairfield, Connecticut. Ce phare est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 27 septembre 1990 sous le n° 89001473 . Historique Penfield Reef a été appelé l'une des zones les plus dangereuses de l'ouest du détroit de Long Island. Le phare a été construit en 1874 à environ 1,8 km au large de Fairfield Beach, à une extrémité du récif. En 1969, la Garde côtière a annoncé qu'elle remplacerait le phare par une tour en acier, mais un tollé public dirigé par les représentants américains de l'époque, Lowell Weicker et Stewart B. McKinney, a persuadé l'agence de reculer. En 1971, la lumière a été automatisée et, après 97 ans, elle n'avait plus besoin d'un gardien. La garde côtière américaine a fait réparer le phare pour la dernière fois en 2003. Le phare est relié à des quartiers de gardien à deux étages construits en granit et en ossature bois sur une fondation en béton entourée de rochers. L'Administration des services généraux des États-Unis a annoncé en 2007 qu'elle cherchait quelqu'un pour acheter le phare et qu'elle ne facturerait qu'un dollar pour cela. En janvier 2008, la ville de Fairfield a soumis une proposition officielle d'achat et d'entretien du phare. Le 29 juillet 2008, la Beacon Preservation, Inc. a reçu un avis de Janet Snyder Matthews, directrice adjointe des ressources culturelles du National Park Service, l'informant qu'elle avait présenté une offre supérieure pour le phare de Penfield Reef et avait été recommandé en tant que nouveaux propriétaires de celui-ci. Description Le phare est une tour octogonale en granit, avec galerie et lanterne, s'élevant d'une maison de gardien de deux étages de 11 m de haut, montée sur un caisson en granit. La tour et le toit de la maison sont peints en blanc et le reste est en granit non peint, la lanterne est noire. Il émet, à une hauteur focale de 16 m, un bref éclat rouge de 0.6 seconde par période de 6 secondes. Sa portée est de 15 milles nautiques (environ 28 km). Il est équipé d'une corne de brume émettant un souffle de 2 secondes par période de 15 secondes. Caractéristiques du feu maritime Fréquence : 6 secondes (R) Lumière : 0.6 seconde Obscurité : 5.4 secondes Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-590 ; USCG : 1-21290 ; Admiralty : J0840 . Voir aussi Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Penfield Reef Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Connecticut Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Connecticut Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Connecticut (en) Connecticut - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) USA - Online list of lights (en) Penfield Reef Light - Lightphotos.net (en) Penfield Reef Light - Lighthouse Explorer Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Connecticut
Маяк Пенфилд-Риф

Маяк Пенфилд-Риф (англ. Penfield Reef Light) — маяк, расположенный в проливе Лонг-Айленд, недалеко от городов Фэрфилд и Бриджпорт, округ Фэрфилд, штат Коннектикут, США. Построен в 1874 году. Автоматизирован в 1971 году. История Мель Пенфилд расположена к югу от залива Блэк Рок Харбор, служившего естественной гаванью для города Фэрфилд. Немного западнее также расположен город Бриджпорт, крупнейший город штата Коннектикут. Торговые потоки в этом районе были достаточно интенсивными, а риф представлял опасность для навигации, потому в 1870 и в 1871 году Конгресс США суммарно выделил 55 000$ на строительство маяка на рифе Пенфилд. Для маяка был построен фундамент из гранитных блоков, вокруг которого была насыпана отсыпь. К концу 1873 года строительство было завершено и 16 января маяк был введён в эксплуатацию. Он был построен по тому же проекту, что и Маяк Блафф-Пойнт, и представлял собой двухэтажный дом смотрителя из гранитных блоков высотой 8,5 метров (без учета башни), на крыше которого располагалась восьмиугольная башня маяка высотой 11 метров. На маяке была установлена линза Френеля и противотуманный сигнал. Он был автоматизирован Береговой охраной США в 1971 году. В 1990 году маяк был включен в Национальный реестр исторических мест. Легенды Согласно исследованиям психологов, про уединенные и старые здания чаще всего появляются легенды о том, что в них обитают призраки. Маяк Пенфилд-Риф, как маяки Нью-Лондон-Ледж и Стратфорд-Шол идеально подходит под это описание, и неудивительно, что про три этих маяка ходят подобные легенды среди местных жителей. Согласно этой легенде, местный призрак — это бывший смотритель маяка Фредерик Джордан, погибший 22 декабря 1916 года во время шторма. Фотографии Примечания
Pequotsepos Manor

Pequotsepos Manor, known formally as Denison Homestead, is a historic house museum at 120 Pequotsepos Road in Mystic, Connecticut. The house was built in 1717 and stands on land that has been in continuous ownership of the Denison family since 1654. It is now owned and operated by the family-run Denison Society, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 1979. Description The Denison Homestead is located in a rural setting of eastern Mystic on Pequotsepos Road, roughly midway between Mistuxet Avenue and Jerry Browne Road. The house is set facing south on the north side at a bend in the road. It is a 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and shingled exterior, and is set mainly on a rock ledge, with only a small basement area in one corner. The main facade is five bays wide, with the entrance at the center. The door itself dates to about 1800, but is mounted using original iron strap hinges. The interior follows a central chimney plan, with a narrow entry vestibule that also houses a winding stair. There are parlor spaces on either side of the chimney, with the kitchen behind. The parlors have modestly carved fireplace paneling, and many rooms have original floorboards that are up to 2 feet (0.61 m) wide. History The house was built in 1717 by George Denison (1690–1777). It was the third Denison-built house to stand on the property, which had been granted to an older George Denison (1620–1694) in 1654. The elder George Denison initially built a primitive home, and later built his "grate house". This second house burned down on the eve of his grandson's wedding, so the younger George Denison built a new home using salvaged timber from his grandfather's house. The Denison Society was established in 1930 and took over the Manor in 1941. In 1946, architect J. Frederick Kelly restored the house as a museum. The manor underwent additional renovations beginning in 2006. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References External links Denison Homestead - official site
Perkins–Clark House

The Perkins–Clark House is a historic house at 49 Woodland Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1861, it is a prominent example of high-style Gothic Revival residential architecture, and is notable for the association of its first owner, Charles Perkins, with author Samuel Clemens. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 1978, and is a contributing property to the Nook Farm and Woodland Street District. Description and history The Perkins–Clark House is located in a residential area of western Hartford, on the west side of Woodland Street near its junction with Niles Street. It is set on a large parcel overlooking the Park River to the west. It is a 2+1⁄2-story stuccoed structure, with a steeply pitched roof that has gables decorated with bargeboard, and multiple bands of chimneys with corbelled brick tops. The house was designed by Octavius and Augustus Jordan, according to principles put forth by Calvert Vaux and Andrew Jackson Downing for the construction of Gothic villas. It was built in 1861 for Charles Perkins, a lawyer whose clients included Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain), whose house stands on Farmington Avenue to the south. This stylish Gothic Revival house is the last residential building on Woodland Street, which was once lined with fashionable properties. In 1924 it was purchased by Judge Walter Clark, who undertook numerous alterations, although he was careful to match new buildings stylistically to the main house. The house now houses professional offices. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Perkins-Rockwell House

The Perkins-Rockwell House is a historic house museum at 42 Rockwell Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1818, it is locally distinctive as a well-preserved stone house of the Federal period, and for its association with the locally prominent Perkins and Rockwell families; this house was home to John A. Rockwell, a prominent local lawyer who married into the Perkins family, and also served as a member of Congress. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985. The house is currently owned by the Faith Trumbull Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), along with the adjacent Nathaniel Backus House. Description and history The Perkins-Rockwell House is located near Norwich's Chelsea Parade, on the north side of Rockwell Street between Crescent Street and McKinley Avenue. It is a large Federal style house, built of random-cut ashlar granite, with a hip roof. A single-story porch extends across the building's front and wraps around the left side. There is a single-story wood-frame addition east of the front facade, set before a recessed original kitchen section. The interior is finished with high quality woodwork, which is mostly Federal in style. Passages between the public rooms downstairs are typically finished as keystoned arches. The house was built between 1814 and 1818 by Joseph Perkins, a descendant of one of the area's early settlers. His daughter, Mary Perkins Rockwell, and her husband John A. Rockwell inherited the property, making a number of alterations to it. The Rockwell family retained ownership, successive generations occupying it until 1934, when they gave it to the local DAR chapter. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References External links Faith Trumbull Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Casa Perkins-Rockwell

La casa Perkins-Rockwell es una casa museo ubicada en 42 Rockwell Street, en Norwich (Connecticut), Estados Unidos. Construido en 1818,​ se distingue localmente como una casa de piedra bien conservada del período federal y por su asociación con las familias Perkins y Rockwell; esta casa fue el hogar de John A. Rockwell, un destacado abogado local que se casó con un miembro de la familia Perkins y también se desempeñó como miembro de la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos del Congreso.​ Fue incluida en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos el 17 de octubre de 1985 y actualmente es propiedad de las Hijas de la revolución estadounidense, junto con la casa Nathaniel Backus.​ Los planos de esta propiedad están disponibles al público en general y se pueden visualizar en el museo.​ Descripción e historia Está ubicada cerca del distrito histórico de Chelsea, en el lado norte de Rockwell Street, entre Crescent Street y McKinley Avenue. Es una casa grande de estilo federal,​ construida con sillares de granito cortado al azar, con tejado a cuatro aguas. Un porche de un solo piso se extiende a lo largo del frente del edificio y rodea el lado izquierdo. Hay una adición de estructura de madera de un solo piso al este de la fachada frontal, ubicada antes de una sección de cocina original empotrada. El interior está acabado con carpintería de alta calidad, que en su mayoría es de estilo federal. Los pasajes entre las salas públicas de la planta baja suelen terminarse como dovelas.​ Fue construida entre 1814 y 1818 por Joseph Perkins, descendiente de uno de los primeros pobladores de la zona. Su hija, Mary Perkins Rockwell, y su esposo, John A. Rockwell, heredaron la propiedad y le hicieron una serie de modificaciones. La familia Rockwell retuvo la propiedad y sucesivas generaciones la ocuparon hasta 1934, cuando se la cedieron a las Hijas de la revolución estadounidense.​ Referencias Enlaces externos
Phineas Chapman Lounsbury House

Lounsbury House, formerly known as Grovelawn and as the Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center, is a historic house at 316 Main Street in Ridgefield, Connecticut. It is a two-story wood frame Classical Revival-style building that was built in 1895. Its design, by Charles Northrop, was an emulation of the Connecticut State Building exhibited at the 1893 Columbian Exposition, at the request of Governor Phineas C. Lounsbury, who attended the exhibition. It served as his family home. Lounsbury died in 1925, and the town bought the house from his heirs in 1945. The House and classic gardens now serve as a venue for weddings, corporate meetings, art gatherings, festivals and special events. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut References External links Website: LounsburyHouse.org
Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building

The Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building, locally called the "Boat Building", is a notable Modernist Office Building is located on Constitution Plaza in Hartford, Connecticut. Designed by Max Abramovitz and completed in 1963, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the world's first two-sided building. Description and history The Phoenix Building is located east of the commercial core of Downtown Hartford, on a block bounded by Columbus Boulevard and State, Prospect, and Grove Streets. It is set on an elevated plaza, which is connected by a footbridge to Constitution Plaza, a contemporaneous development to the north, and to later developments to the east and south. The location is highly visible from local highways. The area under the plaza includes a parking garage and other service areas, and is partially taken up by a sunken plaza with fountain. Office spaces with floor-to-ceiling windows line the sunken portion of the plaza. The main tower is located off-center on the northwest part of the plaza, and is oriented roughly east–west. The 13-story tower has only two curved sides, in an unusual and striking shape variously termed an elliptic lenticular cylinder or lenticular hyperboloid. Its height is 212 feet (65 meters); it measures 225 feet on its long axis, and 87 feet wide at its maximum width. It is supported by steel columns, and its floors consist of steel panels with integrated service conduits, with concrete poured on top. The windows are fashioned with interlocking frames, eliminating the need for visible mullions. Mullions are placed at every third bay anyway, grooved to allow for use by window-cleaning equipment. The lobby area at the plaza level is rectangle recessed entirely beneath the bulk of the tower, with the overhanging sections of the tower supported by splayed steel beams. The building was designed by the nationally renowned architect Max Abramovitz of Harrison & Abramovitz, whose previous work included coordinating the work on the United Nations headquarters and Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The contractor was George A. Fuller Company. Groundbreaking was in 1961, with construction complete in November 1963. The building has been an architectural landmark in the city since its construction, occupying a highly visible location near the Connecticut River and major highways. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Plainville High School

Plainville High School is a public high school in Plainville, Connecticut. It is the only high school in the town of Plainville, Connecticut. History Plainville High School was previously located on East Street from the 1920s through the 1950s. It later became Plainville Junior High School up until the mid-1990s when they built the Middle School of Plainville on Northwest Drive. In the 1950s they built a new high school around the corner on Walnut Street. In the 1977 the town renamed the street Robert Holcomb Way, in honor of a former town police officer who was killed while on duty. Renovations The high school, originally built in the mid-1950s, was once considered old and outdated but has since been fully renovated. It was expanded in the early 1970s and is now some 30 to 50 years old. Nothing else was done to the school until 2006 when the school began a full-scale renovation that was finished for the 2008-2009 school year. The school now is up-to-date in both appearance and technology. Other upgrades since the school was constructed include a new elevator that was installed in 2002 at the east end of the school to provide accessibility to the second floor, but given the length of the building a second accessible means of access to the second floor is recommended. In the mid-2000s the school discovered that it had asbestos. Academics Renaissance Honor Roll The Renaissance Honor Roll is computed each marking period and for fall and spring semesters. At the conclusion of each school year, students must be taking a minimum of 5 courses to be eligible for consideration. Athletics The school’s athletic teams are known as the Blue Devils, the same as nearby Central Connecticut State University. For all sports except football they compete in the Northwest Conference (NWC). In football they compete in the Nutmeg League. However, in the 2009-2010 school year the sports teams will compete in the Central Connecticut Conference in the South Division. In baseball, the main rivalry is with Berlin High School (Connecticut). The Plainville Sports Hall of Fame was created in 1998. The Blue Devils have won 8 CIAC state championships in baseball; the second most out of all schools in the state, just behind Waterford which has won 11. Notable alumni John Bello, creator of SoBe and former President of National Football League Properties (NFLP), marketing arm of the NFL. Ted Christopher, NASCAR driver. Niko Koutouvides, NFL player for the New England Patriots. Don Maitz, science fiction, fantasy, and commercial artist. Earl Snyder, MLB player for the Cleveland Indians and 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox. Sheri Moon Zombie, wife of Rob Zombie and actress in many of his films and music videos. References External links Official website
Platt Hill State Park

Platt Hill State Park ist ein State Park im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde Winchester. Der Park war über einige Jahre hin geschlossen. Er bietet Möglichkeiten zum Wandern, Picknicken und Vögel beobachten. Geographie Der sanft geschwungene Platt Hill steigt bis auf 1450 ft (442 m) über dem Meer an. In der Nähe befinden sich zahlreiche Seen, wie zum Beispiel der Highland Lake und der Hurlbut Pond. Siehe auch State Parks in Connecticut Weblinks Platt Hill State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Einzelnachweise
Platt Hill State Park

Platt Hill State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area occupying 159 acres (64 ha) in the town of Winchester, Connecticut. The state park has hiking trails, picnicking sites, and views of the surrounding area. History The park was one of several public recreation areas acquired in the 1950s using funds bequeathed for that purpose by George Dudley Seymour. Platt Hill State Park first appeared on state rolls in the 1960 edition of the Connecticut State Register and Manual, where it was listed at 50 acres (20 ha). Notes References External links Other State Parks and Forests Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection