| McLean Game Refuge | |
|---|---|
| Lean Refuge | |
 Barndoor Hills Road entrance to McLean Game Refuge | |
  Map of Connecticut | |
| Location | Hartford County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°55′14″N 72°47′19″W / 41.92054°N 72.78854°W |
| Area | 4,400 acres (1,800 ha) |
| Established | 1932 |
| Designated | 1973 |
The McLean Game Refuge is a 4,400 acres (1,800 ha) nature preserve with the overwhelming majority of the land being in the town of Granby, with smaller tracts of land on the Granby border in Simsbury and Canton, Connecticut. Senator and Governor of Connecticut, George P. McLean had purchased the land throughout his life. It was left to the McLean Fund upon his death in 1932 and remains open to the public today. In November 1973, 1,800 acres (730 ha)[1] of the Refuge were designated a National Natural Landmark.[2]
- ^ Holdt, David M. (January 25, 2002). George McLean and the George Family: A Bond with the Land (PDF). McLean Fund.
- ^ "NPS National Natural Landmark summary". National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-01-10.