Hurd State Park is a public recreation area lying adjacent to

George Dudley Seymour State Park George Dudley Seymour State Park is a public recreation area occupying on the east bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Haddam, Connecticut. Hurd State Park abuts the park to the north. The park bears the name of George Dudley Seymour ( ...

on the east bank of the

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in the

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of East Hampton,

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. In addition to offering hiking, picnicking, and mountain biking, it is one of four Connecticut

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s that offer primitive camping for boaters on the Connecticut River.

History

The park is named for the Hurd family, who came to the region from Massachusetts in 1710. The state purchased the park's first 150 acres in 1914. Shortly after its acquisition, the park became the focus of legal action to determine the ownership of mining privileges when Jesse S. Miller claimed rights to the feldspar on the property; the state ultimately prevailed in the Connecticut State Supreme Court in 1935.

References

External links

Hurd State Park - Chatham Historical Society
Hurd State Park
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Hurd State Park Map
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection {{authority control State parks of Connecticut Parks in Middlesex County, Connecticut East Hampton, Connecticut Protected areas established in 1914 1914 establishments in Connecticut