River Highlands State Park

River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Indian Hill Avenue Historic District and Cromwell High School.

Indian Hill Avenue Historic District

Park

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The Indian Hill Avenue Historic District encompasses an 18th-century colonial shipbuilding village, overlaid on a historic and prehistoric Native American settlement, in Portland, Connecticut.

Cromwell High School

School

Cromwell High School is the town high school of Cromwell, Connecticut.

Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum

Nature reserve

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Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum is a state-owned natural history preserve occupying 80 acres in the town of Rocky Hill, Connecticut. The state park protects one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cromwell and Rocky Hill.

Cromwell

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Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England.

Rocky Hill

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Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 20,845 at the 2020 census.