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Lake Waramaug State Park is a 95-acre (38 ha) public recreation area located on the northwest shore of Lake Waramaug in the town of Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. [2] The state park 's first 75 acres (30 ha) were purchased by the state in 1920.
Location: Warren & Washington, Connecticut: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Natural lake: Etymology: Named after Chief Waramaug: Primary inflows: Sucker Brook (Lake Waramaug Brook), groundwater: Primary outflows: East Aspetuck River: Max. length: 2.4 miles (3.9 km): Max. width: 1.75 miles (2.82 km): Surface area: 656 acres (265 ha): Average depth: 22.1 feet (6.7 m) [2]: Max. depth: 40 feet (12 m) [2 ...
The first Town Hall (first called the "Town House" was built in 1794 across from the meetinghouse (Congregational Church). Town business was conducted there until a new Town Hall was built in 1876 at a cost of $4,000. In 1975 the Town Hall was again moved to new quarters and the Brookfield Museum and Historical Society leased the structure. [5]
In 2002, the building was deemed structurally unsound and a campaign to construct a new nature center was launched. The total cost of $340,000 for the new building came from $196,000 from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and $144,000 from the Friends of Sherwood Island. The new facility was constructed and opened in 2009. [15]
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According to the WPA writers who created Connecticut: A Guide to Its Roads, Lore, and People in the 1930s, the park's name came from its "top of the world" isolation. [14] In his book on Connecticut's state parks, Joseph Leary traces the name to the land's use by the Stone family, who claimed it was the highest working farm by elevation in all of Connecticut.
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