220 acres in Old Lyme, CT
Parking: Cul-de-sac near 99 Evergreen Trail, Old Lyme, CT
Trail Map Trails: 3.7 miles Rating: Unexplored
This is a partial/incomplete listing as I have not yet explored Ames Family Open Space or the Noyes Family Open Space.
From the Old Lyme town site:
"In 1972, Dr. Pfeiffer studied the (Sheep's Ledge) site under the auspices of the Department of Anthropology of the University of Connecticut. Says Dr. Pfeiffer: "My excavations revealed a site that was occupied seasonally over the last 4255 years. Various aboriginal groups utilized the rock overhang as an interior hunting camp. In such a function, groups of hunters as well as family or extended family units resided within the 'cave' during the winter months and then relocated during the spring and summer to more coastal locations. … Prior to this excavation, it was not known that the prehistory of southeastern New England dated back this far."
The Noyes Family Open Space was distinguished from and re-named in 2023 from a parcel previously included within the Ames Open Space. The town acquired the property in 2002 from the Noyes family in a bargain sale.
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99 Evergreen Trail, Old Lyme, Connecticut 06371, United States
