The familiar Farmington River Valley landmark of Heublein Tower sits atop Talcott Mountain, a long, precipitous wooded ledge named after the Talcot...
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The Norwalk Seaport Association’s Friends of the Norwalk Islands offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to Sheffield Island...
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About
In 1819, Walt Whitman, widely recognized as America's greatest poet, was born in a small farmhouse in the rural Long Island community of Wes...
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The presence of copper ore here was noted in 1705 and the site became one of the first commercial mines in the British Colonies. It was not a money...
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In the summer of 1882, American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir boarded a train from New York bound for his modest farm among rolling hills in ...
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Our History:
FOUNDED IN 1856 by citizens interested in preserving the history of their families, town and region, the Litchfield Historical Societ...
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A native of Manhattan, Theodore Roosevelt first came to Oyster Bay, Long Island on summer vacations with his family in the 1870s. The teenage boy g...
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History of Bush-Holley HouseFor over two and a half centuries, this colonial saltbox has stood at the intersection of a mill pond and river flowing...
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Our MuseumOld Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor history museum in the Northeast, depicts a rural New England town of the 1830s. You are invit...
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Wells State Park is a popular 1,400-acre woodland park. The two principal activities are camping and hiking. The campground has 60 attractive sites...
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J.A. Skinner State Park is home to more than 400 acres of forest on Mt. Holyoke, as well as the historic Mt. Holyoke Summit House. The park is loca...
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Spencer State Forest, a 965-acres area provides swimming and picnicking facilities on Howe Pond. Other activities offered at Spencer include fishin...
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ActivitiesNature walkEnjoy the mountains of rhododendrons, azaleas, laurels, as you take a stroll.All Activities at Moore State ParkCanoeing and ka...
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Andre Monument marks the site where the British spy was hanged and buried in 1780 during the American Revolution. It is a large granite monument ...
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Rising above the surrounding forest to a height of 2006 feet, Mount Wachusett stands as a unique landmark within the central New England land...
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Just 5 minutes from Fall River and Taunton, and 15 minutes from New Bedford, Freetown State Forest is a vast tract of public land acquired over a t...
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"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a unive...
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Leominster State Forest is a 4,500-acre parcel of forested land, located in the five towns of Westminster, Princeton, Leominster, Fitchburg and Ste...
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