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2. List of botanical gardens and arboretums in Connecticut

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   This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Connecticut is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Connecticut [1] [2] [3] Name Image

3. Walnut Hill Park - Wikipedia

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   Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

4. Saukiog - Wikipedia

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   The Saukiog tribe (sometimes spelled Sickaog or Suckiaug [1]) was a Native American people who lived in the Hartford, Connecticut vicinity around the early 17th century. [2] The Saukiog spoke an Algonquian dialect and were part of the Algonquian confederation. [1] In 1636, sachem (chief) Sequassen sold their land to the British. [2]

5. Elizabeth Park, Hartford - Wikipedia

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   The park is owned by the City of Hartford, and jointly maintained by the City and the Elizabeth Park Conservancy working together. [1] The site was previously owned by financier Charles M. Pond of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and Hartford National Bank, and a treasurer of Connecticut (1870–71). In 1894 he bequeathed his estate ...

6. Flora of Connecticut - Wikipedia

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   A large part of the state of Connecticut is covered with oak-hickory type central hardwood forest. This region was historically dominated by various oaks and chestnuts, but hickory replaced chestnut with the spread of the chestnut blight. In the northwestern hills of the state, more northern-hardwood type trees are present.

7. Geography of Connecticut - Wikipedia

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   Connecticut has one native cactus (Opuntia humifusa), found in sandy coastal areas and low hillsides. Several types of beach grasses and wildflowers are also native to Connecticut. [33] Connecticut spans USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5b to 7a. Coastal Connecticut is the broad transition zone where more southern and subtropical plants are cultivated.