East Carriage Drive Open Space
East Carriage Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Carriage Drive. East Carriage Drive Open Space is situated nearby to the hamlet Glastonbury Center, as well as near the neighborhood J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include J B Williams Memorial Park and Gideon Welles House.
J B Williams Memorial Park
Nature reserve
Named for James Baker Williams, founder of JB Williams Soap Company, J. B. Williams Park is located on Neipsic Road in Glastonbury, Connecticut, just off Route 2. It is a popular park for hiking, softball, fishing, ice-skating, and cross-country skiing.
Gideon Welles House
Historic building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gideon Welles House is a historic house at 17 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1783, it was home to generations of the locally prominent Welles family, whose most famous member was Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy under Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
Welles-Shipman-Ward House
Museum
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The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is a historic house museum at 972 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1755, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture, with the largest period fireplace in Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rocky Hill and Wethersfield.
Rocky Hill
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Wethersfield
Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River.
Glastonbury
Town
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glastonbury is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States, officially founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England.
East Carriage Drive Open Space
- Type: Nature reserve
- Address: 449 Carriage Drive, Glastonbury, CT 06033
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.6955° or 41° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
-72.58° or 72° 34′ 48″ westOperator
Town of GlastonburyOpen location code
87H9MCW9+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 947591122OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glastonbury Center and J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rotary Field and Carriage Drive Open Space.
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