Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
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id: CT074-S01
title: Ridgefield Historical Society: Bennett’s Pond and Outpost history
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Woodland, water and estate remnants connect industrial wealth with horticulture and conservation.
url: https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/event/explore-history-on-a-walking-tour-of-bennetts-pond-state-park/
credit: Ridgefield Historical Society
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT074-S02
title: Bennett’s Pond State Park: chronology and bibliography
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Woodland, water and estate remnants connect industrial wealth with horticulture and conservation.
url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett%27s_Pond_State_Park
credit: Bennett’s Pond State Park
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT074-P01
title: Bennett's Pond Park
kind: Photographs
date: 2013-01-22 03:28:25
institution: Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
summary: Stream flowing from Bennett’s Pond in winter, January 2013.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bennett%27s_Pond_Park.jpg
credit: Brianegge / CC0
notes: CC0 public domain dedication; attribution appreciated but not required. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. Photograph of a pond outflow, not of estate buildings or ruins. Parent history identifies the estate as Louis D. Conley’s Outpost Farm.
file: images/bennetts_pond-37004798.jpg
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Bennett%27s_Pond_Park.jpg
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id: ED-C-image-pass-048
title: Bennett's Pond State Park, gallery photo 1
kind: Photographs
date: Undated
institution: Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
summary: A modern photograph explicitly labeled Bennett's Pond State Park, Ridgefield, in the Connecticut Trail Finder gallery.
url: https://www.cttrailfinder.com/trails/trail/bennett-s-pond-state-park
credit: Cara Mac Media / Connecticut Trail Finder / UConn CT Trails Program
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Generic caption retained because source supplies no narrower scene description. Site footer All Rights Reserved. Visually inspect before assigning a particular ruin or viewpoint. Reuse: No open reuse license verified
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id: ED-C-image-pass-049
title: Bennett's Pond State Park, gallery photo 2
kind: Photographs
date: Undated
institution: Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
summary: A modern photograph explicitly labeled Bennett's Pond State Park, Ridgefield, in the Connecticut Trail Finder gallery.
url: https://www.cttrailfinder.com/trails/trail/bennett-s-pond-state-park
credit: Cara Mac Media / Connecticut Trail Finder / UConn CT Trails Program
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Generic caption retained because source supplies no narrower scene description. Site footer All Rights Reserved. Visually inspect before assigning a particular ruin or viewpoint. Reuse: No open reuse license verified
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id: ED-C-image-pass-050
title: Bennett's Pond State Park, gallery photo 3
kind: Photographs
date: Undated
institution: Bennett’s Pond & Outpost Farm
summary: A modern photograph explicitly labeled Bennett's Pond State Park, Ridgefield, in the Connecticut Trail Finder gallery.
url: https://www.cttrailfinder.com/trails/trail/bennett-s-pond-state-park
credit: Cara Mac Media / Connecticut Trail Finder / UConn CT Trails Program
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. Generic caption retained because source supplies no narrower scene description. Site footer All Rights Reserved. Visually inspect before assigning a particular ruin or viewpoint. Reuse: No open reuse license verified
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