Mashamoquet Brook State Park

Mashamoquet Brook State Park (/mæʃˈmʌkɪt -/ mash-MUH-kit) is a public recreation area in the town of Pomfret, Connecticut. Notable features of the state park include the Wolf Den national historic site, the Brayton Grist Mill, and the Table Rock and Indian Chair natural stone formations. The state park offers facilities for camping, swimming, fishing, and picnicking. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.^[2]

Mashamoquet Brook State Park
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Location	Pomfret, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41°51′04″N 71°59′05″W
Area	917 acres (371 ha)[1]
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Established	1918
Administered by	Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Designation	Connecticut state park
Website	Official website

History

Mashamoquet Brook first came to the attention of the State Park Commission when former Pomfret resident Sarah Fay donated eleven and a half acres of the stream's hemlock-lined gorge to the state in 1918.^[3] In 1925, that parcel was combined with the Wolf Den, site of Israel Putnam's legendary wolf slaying, which the Daughters of the American Revolution had purchased in 1899.^[4] The donation of the Hotchkins Wolf Den Farm parcel in 1957 together with other purchases and gifts brought the park to its present size of over 900 acres.^[2]