Archaeological Preserves

Connecticut’s Archaeological Preserves

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  1. Putnam Memorial State Park (Redding & Bethel)
  2. Axle Shop-Spring Factory Archaeological Site (Hamden)
  3. Kent Iron Furnace (Kent)
  4. New Gate Prison & Copper Mine (East Granby)
  5. Fifth Camp of Rochambeau’s Infantry (Bolton)
  6. Fort Wooster Park (New Haven)
  7. Fourth Camp of Rochambeau’s Army (Windham)
  8. Small Pox Hospital Rock (Farmington)
  9. New London Engine House & Turntable (New London)
  10. Quinebaug River Prehistoric Archaeological District (Canterbury)
  11. Aunt Polly (East Haddam)
  12. Cornfield Point Light Ship LV51 (Old Saybrook)
  13. Bridgeport Wood Finishing Company (New Milford)
  14. John Brown Birthplace (Torrington)
  15. Air Line Railroad Archaeological District (Colchester & East Hampton)
  16. Governor Samuel Huntington Homestead (Scotland)
  17. Cady-Copp House Archaeological Site (Putnam)
  18. World War II “Hellcat” Sites (Putnam)
  19. Henry Whitfield State Museum (Guilford)
  20. Dividend Brook Industrial Archaeological District (Rocky Hill)
  21. Fort Griswold State Park (Groton)
  22. Ebenezer Story Homestead and Tavern (Preston)
  23. Fort Stamford (Stamford)
  24. New England Hebrew Farmers of the Emanuel Society Synagogue and Creamery Archaeological Site (Montville)
  25. Prudence Crandall Museum (Canterbury)
  26. LeBeau Fishing Camp & Weir (Killingly)
  27. Barkhamsted Lighthouse Site (Barkhamsted)
  28. Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Filley (Haddam)
  29. Pine Island (Groton)
  30. Ash Creed Corduroy Road (Fairfield)
  31. West Parish Meeting House (Westport)
  32. Middle Encampment Redding 8/13
  33. Charcoal Mound Barkhamsted 3/15
  34. The Walt Landgraf Soapstone Quarry Barkhamsted 4/15
  35. Gail Borden Condensed Milk Factory Torrington 5/15
  36. Midway Railroad Roundhouse Archaeological Complex Groton 6/15
  37. Nike Missile Site — HA-36 Portland

Dividend Pond

★★★★☆

8 Old Forge Rd, Rocky Hill, CT, USA

Dividend Pond Trails and Archaeological District Rocky Hill Town Park 68 acres in Rocky Hill, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 8 Old Forge Rd, Rocky Hill,…

Quinebaug River Trail

★★☆☆☆

39 Wauregan Rd, Danielson, CT 

Quinebaug River Trail Rails to Trails Conservancy 10 acres in Killingly, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 39 Wauregan Rd, Danielson, CT  Trail Map       …

Gillette Castle State Park

★★★★☆

41.427069, -72.429423

Gillette Castle State Park Connecticut State Park 122 acres in East Haddam, CT Parking: Large lot near 67 River Rd, East Haddam, CT Trail Map      …

Putnam Memorial State Park

★★★☆☆

41.338985, -73.384097

Putnam Memorial State Park Connecticut State Park 183 acres in Redding and Bethel, CT Parking: Medium sized lot near 73 Putnam Park Rd, Redding, CT or 148 Putnam Park Rd… Read more…

Fort Griswold State Park

★★☆☆☆

315 Monument Street, Groton, CT, United States

Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park Connecticut State Park and Historic Site 17 acres in Groton, CT Parking: Street parking near 315 Monument St Groton, CT Park Map …

Heritage Farm

★★☆☆☆

41.770126, -72.429445

Heritage Farm Bolton Town Park 40 acres in Bolton, CT Parking:      At the farm 266 Bolton Center Rd, Bolton, CT      From the Hop…

Sleeping Giant

★★★★★

200 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT, USA

Sleeping Giant State Park Connecticut State Park 1,465 acres in Hamden, CT Parking: Main Lot: Large lot at 200 Mt Carmel Ave, Hamden, CT   East End: Small…