Pomeroy State Park

Pomeroy State Park
Connecticut State Park
Country  United States
State  Connecticut
County New London
Town Lebanon
Elevation 469 ft (143 m) [1]
Prominence 505 m (1,657 ft) Bush Hill
Coordinates 41°41′53″N 72°13′21″W / 41.69806°N 72.22250°W / 41.69806; -72.22250Coordinates: 41°41′53″N 72°13′21″W / 41.69806°N 72.22250°W / 41.69806; -72.22250 [1]
Area 200 acres (81 ha) [2]
Established 1953
Management Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Location in Connecticut
Website: Pomeroy State Park

Pomeroy State Park is a 200-acre (81 ha) undeveloped public recreation area for hiking and hunting in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut, just south of Willimantic.[3] Established on the former estate of Charles Pomeroy, the state park is a forested area abutting preserved farmland with no entrance, no markings, and no parking.[4][5][6] It is under the management of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[3]

History

The park is named for Charles Pomeroy, a textile manufacturer. It consists of 200 acres of land, of which 90 acres were once part of the Pomeroy estate.[7] The park first appeared on state rolls in the 1953 edition of the Connecticut State Register and Manual, where it was listed as occupying 84 acres.[8] The park limits expanded to 104 acres by 1963.[9]

Terrain

The park preserves a forested area that shares a boundary with preserved farmland, its natural setting undisturbed by development of so much as an entrance to the park.[7] The park includes the summit of 505-foot (154 m) Bush Hill,[10] south of Hosmer Mountain (492 feet (150 m)).[11] A 2005 property designation map from the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection uses a portion of the Willimantic quadrangle map to show the hilly terrain on the northeast portion of the park and the top of Bush Hill to the northwest. The southern limits of the park are also hilly with a steeper elevation change at the edge of the southwest boundary.[12] In A Shared Landscape, Joseph Leary noted that it is unlikely that this park could be developed because parking is limited to the roadside of Connecticut Route 289.[7]

Activities

Hikers can ascend to the top of Bush Hill.[5] In the fall, the park is open to archers hunting deer and turkey.[12][13] The park can be accessed by parking along the side of Route 289 (Beaumont Highway).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pomeroy State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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-1. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Pomeroy State Park". State Parks and Forests. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Outdoor Adventure". Town of Lebanon. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Pomeroy State Park". The Last Green Valley. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pomeroy State Park". Oh Ranger!. American Park Network. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 Leary, Joseph (2004). A Shared Landscape: A Guide & History of Connecticut's State Parks & Forests. Hartford, Conn.: Friends of the Connecticut State Parks, Inc. p. 148. ISBN 0974662909.
  8. ↑ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1953. State of Connecticut. 1953. p. 357. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ "State Parks". State Register and Manual 1963. State of Connecticut. 1963. p. 169. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bush Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  11. ↑ "Hosmer Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  12. 1 2 "Pomeroy State Park Hunting Map" (PDF). State of Connecticut. October 1, 2005. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  13. ↑ "All Hunting Areas". Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Retrieved August 12, 2016.

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