Hopemead State Park
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| Hopemead State Park | |
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  Hopemead State Park Location in Connecticut  Hopemead State Park Hopemead State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Bozrah & Montville, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°31′02″N 72°13′03″W / 41.51722°N 72.21750°W |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha)[1] |
| Elevation | 377 ft (115 m)[2] |
| Established | 1954 |
| Administered by | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Designation | Connecticut state park |
| Website | Official website  |
Hopemead State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area on the eastern shore of Gardner Lake, 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich, Connecticut. The state park covers 60 acres (24 ha) in the towns of Bozrah and Montville and is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.[1]
The park lands were purchased in 1954 with funds bequeathed by George Dudley Seymour. Seymour's trustees acquired the land from the children of James E. Fuller, who had bought them when they were the lakeside farm of Salomon Gardner. The donation of the land to the state was announced in 1955. At the time of the donation, the site included a main house, summer lodge, carriage house, and barn.[3] The structures were torn down and the site allowed to return to its natural state.[4]