- Burr Pond State Park
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Burr Pond State Park is a state park at Torrington, Connecticut, USA. The park provides facilities for swimming, boating, fishing as well as numerous hiking trails.
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History
The pond itself was formed by Milo Burr in 1851 when he created a dam for power generation. The waterpower was used to operate a tannnery and three sawmills [1]. Six years later, the world's first condensed milk factory was created on the site by Gail Borden who went on to establish Borden, Inc. The factory was burned down in 1877 by a fire, but the stone foundations can still be seen off of Burr Mountain Road.
Burr Pond
Burr Pond, which was formed by Burr in 1851, is the center of the state park. The pond itself has several small inlets and islands. The shore is rocky and there are deep drop-offs in several places, but the pond only has a maximum depth of thirteen feet. Fish species present include Largemouth Bass, Chain Pickerel, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Brown Bullhead.
Facilities
The park includes a footpath around the pond, a beach, a concession stand, canoe and kayak rentals, and boat launch.
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Protected areas of Connecticut National Park Service National Wildlife Refuges Silvio O. Conte • Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
National Trails State Parks Airline • Beckley Iron Furnace Industrial Monument • Bigelow Hollow • Black Rock • Bluff Point • Burr Pond • Camp Columbia • Campbell Falls • Chatfield Hollow • Collis P. Huntington • Connecticut Valley Railroad • Day Pond • Dennis Hill • Devil's Hopyard • Dinosaur • Fort Griswold Battlefield • Fort Trumbull • Gardner Lake • Gay City • George W. Seymour • Gillette Castle • Haddam Meadows • Haley Farm • Hammonasset Beach • Hampton Beach • Harkness Memorial • Haystack Mountain • Hop River State Park Trail • Hopeville Pond • Housatonic Meadows • Hurd • Indian Well • John A. Minetto • Kent Falls • Kettletown • Lake Waramaug • Larkin State Park Trail • Levy • Lovers Leap • Macedonia Brook • Mansfield Hollow • Mashamoquet Brook • Millers Pond • Mohawk Mountain • Moosup Valley State Park Trail • Mount Tom • Old Furnace • Osbornedale • Penwood • Putnam Memorial • Quaddick • Quinnipiac River • River Highlands • Rocky Neck • Selden Neck • Seth Low Pierrepont • Sherwood Island • Silver Sands • Sleeping Giant • Southford Falls • Squantz Pond • Stratton Brook • Talcott Mountain • Wadsworth Falls • West Rock Ridge • Wharton Brook • Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail
State Forests Algonquin • American Legion • Centennial Watershed • Cockaponset • Enders • James L. Goodwin • Housatonic • Massacoe • Mattatuck • Meshomasic • Mohawk • Mohegan • Nassahegon • Natchaug • Nathan Hale • Nehantic • Nepaug • Nipmuck • Nye-Holman • Pachaug • Paugnut • People's • Pootatuck • Quaddick • Salmon River • Shenipsit • Topsmead • Tunxis • Wyantenock
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (web)Coordinates: 41°52′08″N 73°05′38″W / 41.868922°N 73.093801°W
Categories:- Connecticut state parks
- Torrington, Connecticut
- Parks in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Ponds of Connecticut
- Connecticut geography stubs
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