- City:
- Hamden, CT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“The Sleeping Giant Tower was built at the top in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as part of the Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures.” (wikipedia.org)
A tour of Sleeping Giant State Park described by The New York Times recommends:
“Swing left on the blue path at Hezekiah’s Knob. Among the many highlights of this return route are the stone tower, built by the Works Progress Administration; the sheer drop from the jutting basaltic shelf of the chin; and a vertiginous scramble down the giant’s head.” (nytimes.com)
The tower lies along Tower Path.
Source notes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Giant_%28Connecticut%29 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/nyregion/hiking-and-dining-in-hamden-kent-and-ridgefield.htmlSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 9, 2014.
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