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Wikimedia Commons/Philip McQuade Gillette Castle William Gillette started buying land on a hill above the Connecticut River ...
Officials closed three state parks to new visitors Saturday after the parking lots at each facility reached capacity, ...
Seven parks around Connecticut closed to new visitors after reaching capacity on Sunday, officials said. The state's ...
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Connecticut state parks filled to capacity on Memorial Day, state officials announced.
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Gillette Castle State Park is a fascinating construction high on a hill overlooking the Connecticut River in Haddam, Connecticut. The estate is open to the public.
After construction was completed in 1919, the castle would go on to become an iconic landmark for the state.
May 15—EAST HADDAM — The Friends of Gillette Castle State Park has announced the interior of the castle is set to reopen to visitors on May 27 after the completion of a $480,000 project to ...
EAST HADDAM, Conn. (WFSB) - A 17-year-old fell from a cliff at Gillette Castle State Park on Monday. According to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the 17-year-old male ...
The eastern landing is on park property at the base of Seventh Sister Hill, with a road and footpath leading up to the castle, the eccentric, century-old home of the late actor William Gillette.