Oakwood Drive Open Space

Oakwood Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in , , . Oakwood Drive Open Space is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gideon Welles House and J B Williams Memorial Park.

Historic building
The is a historic house at 17 Hebron Avenue in . 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.

Nature reserve
Named for James Baker Williams, founder of JB Williams Soap Company, J. B. Williams Park is located on Neipsic Road in , just off Route 2. It is a popular park for hiking, softball, fishing, ice-skating, and cross-country skiing.

Historic building
The is a historic house at 1695 Hebron Avenue in . Built in about 1706 and enlarged several times, it is a well-preserved colonial residence, exhibiting changing construction methods through its alterations.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wethersfield and Glastonbury.

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

Town
is a town in the , , United States, officially founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after in , .

Hamlet
is a census-designated place that constitutes the densely populated center of in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 8,459.

Oakwood Drive Open Space

Latitude
41.7079° or 41° 42′ 28″ north
Longitude
-72.578° or 72° 34′ 41″ west
Operator
Glastonbury
Open location code
87H9PC5C+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 949278783
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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