Carson–Town Hall Open Space

Carson–Town Hall Open Space is a nature reserve in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Carson–Town Hall Open Space is situated near the neighborhood Glastonbury Historic District, as well as near J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Gideon Welles House and Welles-Turner Memorial Library.

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-Turner Memorial Library

Library

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

William H. Putnam Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Putnam Bridge is a bridge in the state of Connecticut carrying the Route 3 freeway over the Connecticut River, connecting Interstate 91 in Wethersfield and Route 2 in Glastonbury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wethersfield and Rocky Hill.

Wethersfield

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River.

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.

Glastonbury

Town

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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.

Carson–Town Hall Open Space

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.7054° or 41° 42′ 20″ north

Longitude

-72.6118° or 72° 36′ 42″ west

Operator

Glastonbury

Open location code

87H9P94Q+57

OpenStreetMap ID

way 949278772

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Glastonbury Historic District and J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Glastonbury Skate Park and Glastonbury Meadows.

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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.

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