- Osbornedale State Park
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Coordinates: 41°20′20″N 73°06′11″W / 41.339°N 73.103°W
Osbornedale State Park is a Connecticut state park in Ansonia and Derby, Connecticut. It includes the historic home Osbornedale, which is operated as a house museum.
The 411-acre[1] park was formerly the estate of the Osborne family, which once owned several metalworking and textile product factories in the Naugatuck Valley area. It was given to the state of Connecticut by Frances Osborne Kellogg upon her death in 1956.[2]
History
Prior uses of the park land include silver mining in the years after the American Revolutionary War and bottling of spring water. Frances Osborne Kellogg and her husband, Waldo Kellogg, assembled the property through the acquisition of several farms. The Kelloggs operated two successful farming operations on the land under the name of Osbornedale Farms. One farm specialized in breeding Osbornedale Holstein cows and the other produced milk from a herd of Jersey cows.[2]
References
- ^ State’s resident curator program launched at Derby historic house, New Haven Register, October 13, 2010
- ^ a b Osbornedale State Park website, accessed December 24, 2010
External links
Protected areas of Connecticut National Park Service National Wildlife Refuges Silvio O. Conte • Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge
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Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (web) Categories:- Ansonia, Connecticut
- Derby, Connecticut
- Connecticut state parks
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- Connecticut geography stubs
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