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Bolton Notch State Park

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Bolton Notch State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Bolton, Connecticut, on the boundary between the Thames River and Connecticut River watersheds.[1] The state park's 95 acres (38 ha) offer opportunities for hiking, climbing, and cave exploration.[2]

History

Native Americans are believed to have used the major trails crossing through Bolton Notch, which they called Saqumsketuck,[3] for at least 10,000 years. The notch is thought to have created the boundary between the Mohegan and Podunk territories.[4] The park grounds include Squaw's Cave, where according to legend a European settler and his Podunk bride lived as outcasts around 1640.[5] The state purchased the park's first 70 acres in 1918 in anticipation of developing a Wayside Park.[6]

Activities and amenities

The park offers rock climbing and hiking[2] as well as "several caves large enough to accommodate a human."[7] It is crossed by both the Hop River Trail and Shenipsit Trail.

References

  1. ^ "Bolton Lakes Watershed: An Update" (PDF). Eastern Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development Area, Inc. April 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Bolton Notch State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  3. ^ DePold, Hans. "Ancient Days in Bolton Notch". Bolton Historical Society. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bolton 2015 Plan of Conservation and Development" (PDF). Town of Bolton. November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Marteka, Peter (August 16, 2009). "Bolton Notch State Park contains a state rarity: a cave". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Report of the State Park Commission to the Governor 1918 (Report). Hartford, Conn.: State of Connecticut. December 24, 1918. p. 26. Retrieved December 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Geology of Bolton Notch State Park". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved March 22, 2014.
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