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The CCC created Schreeder Pond in 1934 by building a horseshoe-shaped earth and stone dam across Chatfield Hollow Brook. In 1937, Oak Lodge was raised on the west side of Schreeder Pond; the lodge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [5] A "from the ground up" restoration of the lodge was completed in 2017. [6]
An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach A view of the carousel that was part of the original amusement park at Pleasure Beach. Pleasure Beach is the Bridgeport portion of a Connecticut barrier beach that extends 2.5 miles (4 km) westerly from Point No Point (the portion in the adjoining town of Stratford is known as Long Beach).
The Hemlock Reservoir is a reservoir in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. [1] Its completion was marked by the creation of the Hemlock Reservoir Dam, which was completed in 1914, [2] and provides water to Fairfield, Bridgeport, and several other nearby towns.
The park is traversed from north to south by the blue-blazed Paugussett Trail. [8] A boat launch provides access to Lake Housatonic, [9] which is a state Bass Management Lake with smallmouth and largemouth bass, white catfish, white perch, yellow perch, American eel, sunfish, and carp. [10]
Selden Neck State Park is a 607-acre (246 ha) island and public recreation area on the Connecticut River in the town of Lyme, Connecticut.Accessible only by boat, the state park has four areas for primitive, riverside camping.
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Lake Saltonstall (Lonotonoquet in Quinnipiac), [2] is a long narrow lake located in south-central Connecticut.It covers an area of approximately 0.66 square miles (1.7 km 2) and is nestled in the center of the trap rock Saltonstall Mountain.
The lake has average and maximum depths of 56 feet (17 m) and 163 feet (50 m), respectively. There are three public boat launch locations, [1] and ice fishing is permitted from January through March. [1] Outflow of the lake into the Connecticut River is controlled via the First Lake Dam, [1] located near U.S. Route 3 at the southwestern shore.