Wadsworth Falls State Park
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Wadsworth Falls State Park, or simply Wadsworth Falls, is a public recreation and preserved natural area located on the Coginchaug River in the towns of Middletown and Middlefield, Connecticut. The state park's Script error: No such module "convert". offer trail hiking, fishing, swimming and picnicking. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[1]
History
The park bears the name of Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth (1871–1941), an academic, linguist, conservationist, and member of the New York National Guard. Wadsworth developed the property that the park occupies in the early years of the 20th century as part of his Long Hill estate.[2] He established the Rockfall Corporation as a charitable foundation to administer his properties and further his conservationist interests.[3] Following his death, the corporation gave Script error: No such module "convert". of Wadsworth's estate to the people of Connecticut for preservation as Wadsworth Falls State Park.[4]
In 1996, the portion of the park that lies within the town of Middletown, some 130 acres, was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Wadsworth Estate Historic District.[5] The district's central feature, the Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill, lies adjacent to the park and may be reached from the park by way of the purple-blazed hiking trail.[2]
Waterfalls
Two natural waterfalls lie within easy reach by park trails: the Big Falls,[6] on the Coginchaug River, and the Little Falls,[7] on Wadsworth Brook. The larger of the two, Wadsworth Big Falls, drops the 52-foot breadth of the Coginchaug River some Script error: No such module "convert". over a shelf of Hampden basalt.[8] Wadsworth Little Falls is found along Wadsworth Brook and descends approximately Script error: No such module "convert". over an outcrop of sandstone known as Portland arkose.[8]
Activities and amenities
In addition to scenery and heavily forest lands, the park features stream fishing, and trails for hiking and mountain biking.
See also
References
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External links
- Wadsworth Falls State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Wadsworth Falls State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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- State parks of Connecticut
- Parks in Middlesex County, Connecticut
- Protected areas established in 1942
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Middlefield, Connecticut
- Middletown, Connecticut
- Waterfalls of Connecticut
- Landforms of Middlesex County, Connecticut
- 1942 establishments in Connecticut