Putnam Memorial State Park
Putnam Memorial State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area in the town of Redding, Connecticut. The state park preserves the site that Major General Israel Putnam chose as the winter encampment for his men in the winter of 1778/1779 during the American Revolutionary War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: State park in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Putnam Memorial Camp Grounds” and “Putnam Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Mary Church.
Saint Mary Church
Church
St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Bethel, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redding and Bethel.
Redding
Village
Redding is an incorporated town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.
Bethel
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 20,358. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town includes the Bethel Census-Designated Place.
Hattertown
Hamlet
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hattertown is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Hattertown Historic District and includes a smaller local historic district.
Putnam Memorial State Park
- Categories: Connecticut state park and recreation area
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.34034° or 41° 20′ 25″ northLongitude
-73.38241° or 73° 22′ 57″ westElevation
600 feet (183 metres)Named after
Israel PutnamOpen location code
87H88JR9+42OpenStreetMap ID
way 71447499OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
4841167Wikidata ID
Q7262348
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Putnam Memorial State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Putnam Memorial State Park”
- German: “Putnam Memorial State Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lonetown and Five Points.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Putnam Memorial Park Museum and Prospect Hill.
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