Ball Island
Ball Island is an islet in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Ball Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Barnesville, as well as near the neighborhood Mill River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include English Station and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
English Station
English Station is a decommissioned power station on Ball Island in the Mill River in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Built for the United Illuminating Company, it began operation in 1929 and supplied electricity to the New Haven area until it was shut down in 1991–1992.Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Library
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The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts.
29th Colored Regiment Monument
Memorial
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The 29th Colored Regiment Monument is a monument located in Criscuolo Park in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The monument commemorates the soldiers of the 29th Connecticut Infantry Regiment and is located on the grounds of where more than 900 black recruits trained in 1863.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mill River and River Street Historic District.
Mill River
Neighborhood
Mill River is a primarily industrial neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut located between the Wooster Square and Fair Haven neighborhoods.
River Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The River Street Historic District encompasses a historic industrial area in the Fair Haven section of New Haven, Connecticut. Located south of Chapel Street between James Street and Blatchley Avenue, the industrial buildings here date to New Haven's growth as a major industrial center between the American Civil War and World War I, with significant emphasis on metalworking businesses.
Wooster Square Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Wooster Square Historic District encompasses much of the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. Centered on a rectangular park named in honor of General David Wooster, the area was developed as a residential neighborhood beginning in the 1820s, and was by the 1840s a desirable area to live, with many high-quality Greek Revival homes.
Ball Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.30789° or 41° 18′ 28″ northLongitude
-72.90696° or 72° 54′ 25″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H9835V+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 35676005OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Ball Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ball Island”
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