- Israel Putnam Wolf Den
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Israel Putnam Wolf Den
Location: Pomfret, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°50′36″N 71°59′4″W / 41.84333°N 71.98444°WCoordinates: 41°50′36″N 71°59′4″W / 41.84333°N 71.98444°W Built: 1742 Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 85000949
[1]Added to NRHP: May 2, 1985 Israel Putnam Wolf Den is an historic site off Wolf Den Road in Pomfret, Connecticut. At this location in 1742, Israel Putnam shot and killed Connecticut's last known wolf.[2] The site is maintained as a state park and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3]
Israel Putnam narrating the capture of the wolf
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Jill Knight Weinberger (June 2, 2002). "Touring the Quiet Corner". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0DE2D7163BF931A35755C0A9649C8B63&sec=travel&spon=&pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "Military& Adventure:Israel Putnam". Connecticut Military Department. January 29, 2004. http://www.ct.gov/mil/cwp/view.asp?a=1351&q=258410. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
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