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Burr Pond State Park

Activities:

Hiking

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Welcome to Connecticut's Burr Pond State Park located in Torrington. It was on this site in 1857 where the world's first condensed milk factory was built by a woman named Gail Borden. 20 years after it opened a fire destroyed the mill in 1877. From Memorial Day through Labor Day people can rent non-motorized watercraft and explore the park's small lake.

Ownership:

State of Connecticut

Acreage:

436.00

Location:

Burr Pond State Park

384 Burr Mountain Road

Torrington, Connecticut 06790 United States

41.870583, -73.092556

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