Hill-stead House
Hill-Stead is described on their as being a 152-acre, 10-building museum and a National Historic Landmark. WOW! Tom and I were quite impressed to find this grand estate on Mountain Rd. What a beautiful,Colonial Revival... hauntedhouses.com
Floydville
I lived there in the late 50s and early 60s. Floydville lies between Granby and East Granby. Surrounding towns are Tariffville and Simsbury. Floydville was mostly poor tobacco workers working for American Sumatra Tobacc... history.rootsweb
Newgate Prison/ Simsbury Copper Mine
A class C/F (restored - National Historic Landmark - entry fee) location on Newgate Road, about two miles north of SH 20, at a point mile west of East Granby. Copper ore was discovered and first worked here in 1707. It ... history.rootsweb
Cotton Hollow
(The) Cotton Hollow preserve (is located) in the Nayaug area of South Glastonbury. Approaching from Main Street up the road adjacent to Roaring Brook (Cotton Hollow Road), there were once several factories including a p... history.rootsweb
Pettibones Tavern
Although this is not a ghost town per se, I thought the information interesting, as it does pertain to an old roadhouse/tavern that is now part of the community of Simsbury. (GBS) As legend goes, Pettibone's Tavern in S... history.rootsweb
Bloomfield
My fiance and his friend took a walk down this path one night. They both saw head lights from beyond a guard rail in the woods and heard voices. They thought it was the police at first, so they left the site, thinking the... ghosttowns.com
Bara-hack
It was started in 1790 by Obidiah Higgenbothem and John Randall. Almost immediately things began to happen. Spirits were seen in the great elm which still stands this day outside the cemetery wall. The last interrment in ... ghosttowns.com
Katharine Hepburn - Hartford, Ct
Kate is resting in peaceful Cedar Hill Cemetery, which is located in the southern end of Hartford.This was my first visit here and the grounds are in a slightly hilly area. A well maintained, gorgeous setting for many loc... waymarking.com
Samuel Colt - Hartford, Ct
Sam is resting in peaceful Cedar Hill Cemetery, which is located in the southern end of Hartford.This was my first visit here and the grounds are in a slightly hilly area. A well maintained, gorgeous setting for many loca... waymarking.com
Club Golf Miniature Golf Covered Bridge
(Club Golf Miniature Golf, 5', 07-02-(d) across a depression in Club Golf Miniature Golf NW of Manchester, Manchester, Manchester Township, Hartford County, CT. US6/44 (Middle Tpke) E. 0.5 miles from jct with I84 exit 60... dalejtravis.com
Oak Grove Or Children's Covered Bridge
(Oak Grove or Children's, 25', 1967, 07-02-c) across Porter Brook at Oak Grove Nature Center SE of Manchester, Manchester Township, Hartford County, CT. CT83 N. 0.1 miles from jct with I384 exit 3 just S. of Manchester, ... dalejtravis.com
Foreman Carillon - Simsbury, Connecticut
The Foreman Carillon was given the the church in 1986 by Charles W. L. Foreman. The carillon has 55 bells made by Petit & Fritsen. Also within the belfry is the original church bell dated 1840 by Meneely & Co., West Troy,... waymarking.com
Stanley Whitman House
One of few surviving 17th- century frame houses in New England is now a museum of local history housing several Amistad artifacts. The Stanley-Whitman House dates from 1720 but incorporates earlier features typical of ... heritagesites.com
Flanagan Covered Bridge
(Flanagan, 30', 1971, 07-02-f) across Hubbard Brook in Glastonbury, Hartford County, CT. CT17 S. 0.6 miles from jct with CT2 exit 7 in Glastonbury, E. on New London Tpke 0.6 miles to Flanagan Industries & the bridge on t... dalejtravis.com
Podunk Mill Covered Bridge
(Podunk Mill, 53', 1965, 07-02-a) across Podunk River W. of South Windsor, South Windsor Township, Hartford County, CT. CT30 (Ellington Rd.) W. (curves S.) 2.0 miles from jct with CT194 in South Windsor to the bridge on ... dalejtravis.com
Dinosaur State Park
The tracks are enclosed within the Exhibit Center which has more than 55,000 square feet of exhibit space. The Center is handicapped accessible. Check the program schedule for films and videos, track talks, narrated slide sho... kaboom.org
Beacon Hill Apartments Covered Bridge
(Beacon Hill Apartments, 83', 1971, 07-02-e) across pond outlet W. of Manchester, Manchester Township, Hartford County, CT. US6/44 W. 0.3 miles from jct with I84 exit 60 W. of Manchester to the bridge on the S. side of t... dalejtravis.com
Congregational Church Labyrinth - West Hartford, Ct
First Church of Christ Congregational Church maintains a large meditation type labyrinth maze of cobblestone and grass with a flagstone perimeter. It is on the lawn, outside the church, on South Main Street. It is about 5... waymarking.com