Crystal Lake State Access Area

Places of Interest Nearby

Middletown Alms House

Apartment building

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The Middletown Alms House is a historic building at 53 Warwick Street in Middletown, Connecticut, constructed in 1813–1814. It was originally used as a poorhouse and is the oldest surviving building built for housing the poor in Connecticut, as well as one of the oldest such in the United States. Middletown Alms House is situated 2½ miles north of Crystal Lake State Access Area.

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Metro South Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Metro South Historic District encompasses a portion of the downtown area of Middletown, Connecticut. Extending south from Main and College Streets for two blocks, this area was developed in the 19th century, and contains a diversity of well-preserved architecture from that period, some with association to locally important individuals. Metro South Historic District is situated 3 miles north of Crystal Lake State Access Area.

Durham

Town

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Durham is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Durham is a former farming village on the Coginchaug River in central Connecticut. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Durham is situated 3 miles southwest of Crystal Lake State Access Area.

Middletown

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Middletown is a a moderately-sized college and business town, with a few interesting remnants of 19th-century churches, graveyards, and mills. It is in Connecticut on the Connecticut River, about 20 miles south of Hartford.

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