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Dinosaur State Park
The Hartford CourantWatch your step at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill. You may be standing where a Dilophosaurus once stood. The Park features one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America as well as interactive displays and life-size dioramas depicting what...Tags: Rocky Hill, State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Connecticut
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Connecticut Closeup of Rocky Hill
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From a ridge in the northeast section of town which is now Rocky Hill Quarry Park. ORIGINS: Settled in 1650 as part of Wethersfield. The "lower community," later known as Stepney Parish, was incorporated as a separate town in 1843....Tags: Connecticut River, Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Connecticut
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Step In The Footrprints Of Pre-history At The Dinosaur State Park
The Hartford CourantTwo years after the accidental discovery of 2,000 dinosaur tracks on an excavation site, the Dinosaur State Park was opened in 1968. 500 of those tracks are now on display within the Exhibit Center's geodesic dome. In addition to some very large...Tags: Rocky Hill, State Parks, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Dividend Park, Rocky Hill
Some parks are filled with playscapes, playing fields or picnic pavilions. Dividend Park in Rocky Hill is not one of those places. It's more of an archaeological museum — a tribute to the town's storied industrial past. The town park, designated...Tags: Bodies of Water, Connecticut River, Pleasant Valley, Firearms, Rivers
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Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail Offers Beauty, History
So maybe you aren't looking to tackle the 50-mile Air Line multiuse trail as it winds from East Hampton to Putnam. Or even the 4.5-mile Windsor Locks Canal Trail that takes visitors from Windsor Locks to Suffield. Beginners to the multiuse trail may be...Tags: Connecticut River, Meriden, Suffield, Rocky Hill, Transportation
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State Parks
State Park Guide Despite its small size, the Nutmeg State still has plenty of places to hike, swim, fish-- and much more! Ashley Balogh Fox 61's Daytrippers are providing you with a one-stop guide to our great state parks! American Legion/ Peoples...Tags: Gillette Castle State Park, Nordic Skiing, Hunting, Sports, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Hartford/Central Connecticut
Wood Pond PressHARTFORD Lately billed as New England's rising star, the Insurance City – Connecticut's state capital – is making a comeback from its low point in the early 1990s when people, jobs, retailers and the major-league hockey franchise left for greener...Tags: Sports, Wallace Nutting, Architecture, African Americans, Colleges and Universities
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When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth . . .
The Hartford CourantOn a late August day in 1966, bulldozer operator Edward McCarthy was excavating a site for a new state building off West Street in Rocky Hill. Turning over a slab of sandstone, he was taken aback. There in front of him were six large, three-toed fossil...Tags: Connecticut River, Science, Rocky Hill, Wesleyan University, Gardens and Parks
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