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Bluff Point State Park
Trail Map Trails: 5 miles Rating: ★★★☆☆
History:
In the 1930s Bluff Point had at least 100 shacks and cottages as a kind of summer resort called Bluff Point Colony. In 1938 the residents of the community were told they were being evicted and had to leave by October 1st, but nearly the entire point was swept clean by the 1938 Hurricane.
Established as a state park in 1963 though acquisition of the entire point wasn’t completed until 1974.
This park was featured in the 2016 Sky’s the Limit Hiking Challenge.
Links:
Geology of Bluff Point State Park
Peter Marteka – Bluff Point Offers A Bit Of Cape Cod In Connecticut (2010)
CTMQ – TSTL’16.14: Bluff Point State Park (2016)
The Day – History Revisited: A hurricane devastates a Groton colony (2017)
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