Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve

Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve is a nature reserve in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve is situated nearby to the village Sterling, as well as near Oneco.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glen Falls Bridge and March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike.

Glen Falls Bridge

Bridge

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The Glen Falls Bridge is a historic bridge that formerly carried Brunswick Avenue over the Moosup River in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, it is one of a shrinking number of surviving 19th-century lenticular truss bridges in the state.

March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Plainfield Pike

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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike is a 3.6 mile-long road segment in Plainfield and Sterling, Connecticut which forms a portion of the historic march route of Comte de Rochambeau's army in June 1781 on its way to Yorktown, Virginia, and again of the returning army in November 1782.

Aldrich Free Public Library

Library

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Aldrich Free Public Library is the public library of the Moosup section of Plainfield, Connecticut. It is located at 299 Main Street, in an architecturally significant Queen Anne building constructed in 1895 with funds given by the library's major benefactors, David L.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sterling and Moosup.

Sterling

Village

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Sterling is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 3,578 at the 2020 census.

Moosup

Suburb

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Moosup is a village and census-designated place in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 3,166 at the 2024 census.