Hurd State Park

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View of the Connecticut River looking north from Hurd State Park's half-mile-long jetty made of large quarried blocks.
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Hurd State Park
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Hurd State Park
Location East Hampton, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates 41°31′26″N72°32′51″W / 41.52389°N 72.54750°W / 41.52389; -72.54750 [1]
Area991 acres (401 ha) [2]
Elevation177 ft (54 m) [1]
Established1914
Administered by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation Connecticut state park
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Hurd State Park is a public recreation area lying adjacent to George Dudley Seymour State Park on the east bank of the Connecticut River in the town of East Hampton, Connecticut. [3] In addition to offering hiking, picnicking, and mountain biking, it is one of four Connecticut state parks that offer primitive camping for boaters on the Connecticut River. [4]

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History

The park is named for the Hurd family, who came to the region from Massachusetts in 1710. The state purchased the park's first 150 acres in 1914. [5] Shortly after its acquisition, the park became the focus of legal action to determine the ownership of mining privileges when Jesse S. Miller claimed rights to the feldspar on the property; the state ultimately prevailed in the Connecticut State Supreme Court in 1935. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Carlson Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Appendix A: List of State Parks and Forests" (PDF). State Parks and Forests: Funding. Staff Findings and Recommendations. Connecticut General Assembly. January 23, 2014. p. A-2. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
  3. "Hurd State Park". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. "River Camping". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. August 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. "Hurd State Park". Chatham Historical Society. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  6. Marteka, Peter (March 28, 2014). "A river walk not to be missed". Hartford Courant. Retrieved September 18, 2015.