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A large Wangunk village of the same name was located in or near the modern-day park. [4] Machimoodus translates to "the place of noises", [5] the noises having been identified as the echoes of microearthquakes. [3] The East Haddam village of Moodus was similarly named after the preceding Wungunk village.
Moodus had many local resorts that operated during the course of the early and mid-20th century. During the summer seasons of the 1940s and 1950s, people visiting the more than 30 Moodus-area resorts quadrupled East Haddam's population to about 20,000 people. Nearby Bailey Beach on Bashan Lake was popular with local residents and vacationers alike.
Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number. The numbers of NRHP listings in each county are documented by tables in each of the individual county list-articles.
Near Riverhouse, overlooking the north side of the East Haddam Bridge Gillette Castle State Park – historic former home of actor William Gillette and river outlook with hiking trails on Route 82. Lake Hayward , 1.5-mile (2.4 km) long, 0.5-mile (800 m) wide spring-fed lake in northern section of East Haddam.
Sunrise State Park (originally Sunrise Resort State Park) is a public recreation area occupying the site of the former Sunrise Resort in the town of East Haddam, Connecticut. The state park encompasses 143 acres (58 ha) on the east shore of Salmon River and shares an entrance with Machimoodus State Park to the south. [2]
Johnsonville Village, once a thriving mill community, then a Victorian Era tourist attraction, was an abandoned ghost town in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States.On July 7, 2017, the property was acquired by the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), an independent, nontrinitarian Christian denomination based in the Philippines.
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History and culture of Connecticut's Native American peoples Isham-Terry House: Hartford: Hartford: Historic house: Owned by Connecticut Landmarks, late 19th-century house and doctor's office Jabez Smith House: Groton: New London: Historic house: 18th-century house with 18th- and 19th-century antiques James Morris Museum: Morris: Litchfield ...