Rocky Neck State Park
Rocky Neck State Park is a state park and beach in East Lyme, Connecticut. It includes the Rocky Neck Pavilion which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Rocky Neck is a 710-acre (2.9 km2) recreation spot located on Long Island Sound in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. The public now enjoys use of the park because of a few conservationists who secured the land in 1931, using their personal funds until the State Legislature authorized its purchase.[1]
In the 1930s, relief agencies constructed the curved masonry building of native materials and crafted supporting pillars with wood cut from each of the state parks and forests.[1] Diverse trails within the park providewalks to the salt marsh and to such points of interest as Baker's Cave, Tony's Nose and Shipyard. Family camping within walking distance of saltwater bathing is also popular, with 160 wooded and open campsites offering vacationers overnight accommodations.
Bounded on the west by a tidal river and to the east by a broad salt marsh, Rocky Neck was known to early inhabitants as a place of abundant fish and wildlife. Today, high spring tides allow schools of herring to swim into Bride Brook toward inland spawning grounds. The osprey is a frequent early summer visitor. In the fall, cranes, herons and swans wade among cattails and rose mallow. Seasonal changes provide opportunities to fish for mackerel, striped bass, blackfish, and flounder. Rocky Neck state park has its own exit (exit 72) on the Connecticut portion of Interstate 95. This exit is for the Rocky Neck connector, which is designated as the unsigned Connecticut Special Service Road 449.[2]
[edit] Pavilion
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Rocky Neck Pavilion
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| Location: | Lands End Point, Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: | 41°17′56″N 72°14′48″W / 41.29889°N 72.24667°WCoordinates: 41°17′56″N 72°14′48″W / 41.29889°N 72.24667°W |
| Area: | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built: | 1934 |
| Architect: | Barker,Russell F.; Et al. |
| Architectural style: | Rustic |
| Governing body: | State |
| MPS: | Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86001745[3] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 4, 1986 |
The Rocky Neck Pavilion is a Rustic style building from 1934, designed by Russell F. Barker and others. It was built as part of depression-era work relief efforts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The listed area includes 6.5 acres (26,000 m2).[3]
[edit] Wildlife
Wildlife in the park include cranes, egrets, herons, ospreys, and gulls.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325256#history
- ^ http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/secretlist.html
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
[edit] External links
- Rocky Neck State Park travel guide from Wikitravel
- Connecticut State Parks Site
- Department of Environmental Protection: Rocky Neck State Park
- Rocky Neck Pictures
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