Putnam Memorial State Park

Putnam Memorial State Park
Statue
Equestrian statue of Israel Putnam at the entrance to Putnam Memorial State Park
Putnam Memorial State Park is located in Connecticut
Putnam Memorial State Park
Putnam Memorial State Park
Putnam Memorial State Park is located in the United States
Putnam Memorial State Park
Putnam Memorial State Park
LocationRedding, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°20′23″N 73°22′45″W / 41.33972°N 73.37917°W / 41.33972; -73.37917[1]
Area183 acres (74 ha)[2]
Elevation591 ft (180 m)[1]
Established1887
Administered byConnecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DesignationConnecticut state park
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Putnam Memorial State Park
Site of log huts on Company Street
LocationJct. of Rtes. 58 (Black Rock Tpke.) and 107 (Park Rd.), Redding, Connecticut
Area183 acres (74 ha)
Built1778
NRHP reference No.70000683
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1970

Putnam Memorial State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area in the town of Redding, Connecticut.[3] The state park preserves the site that Major General Israel Putnam chose as the winter encampment for his men in the winter of 1778/1779 during the American Revolutionary War.[4] It is Connecticut's oldest state park, created in 1887 at the instigation of Redding town residents. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[5]

In addition to its historic features, the park's 183 acres (74 ha) include facilities for hiking, picnicking, pond fishing, and winter sports. The park is located at the intersection of Route 107 and Route 58 and is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Putnam Park Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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