Paugussett State Forest
A selected, source-based research collection for New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes credited photographs where reusable images were located, historical interpretation and links to supporting records. It is a growing inventory, not an exhaustive survey. Photographs retain their individual dates and reuse terms; images do not establish present access conditions.

id: CT065-S01
title: Connecticut DEEP: Paugussett forest history
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Woodland and river views invite questions about land use, conservation and what forests conceal.
url: https://portal.ct.gov/deep/forestry/letterboxing/letterboxing-clues-for-paugusett-state-forest
credit: Connecticut DEEP
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: CT065-S02
title: Paugussett State Forest: location and bibliography
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. Woodland and river views invite questions about land use, conservation and what forests conceal.
url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paugussett_State_Forest
credit: Paugussett State Forest
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: CT065-P01
title: LillinonahTrail PondBrookInlet
kind: Photographs
date: Taken on 10 April 2010
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Lillinonah Trail.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LillinonahTrail_PondBrookInlet.JPG
credit: H. Morrow Long / CC BY-SA 3.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 3.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/paugussett-9991643.jpg
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external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/LillinonahTrail_PondBrookInlet.JPG
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id: CT065-P02
title: LillinonahTrail NorthernLakeFacingNorth
kind: Photographs
date: Taken on 10 April 2010
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Lillinonah Trail.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LillinonahTrail_NorthernLakeFacingNorth.jpg
credit: H. Morrow Long / CC BY-SA 3.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 3.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. 500px web thumbnail after source throttled larger image.
file: images/paugussett-9991646.jpg
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id: CT065-P03
title: LillinonahTrail SouthernLakeWithDam2
kind: Photographs
date: Taken on 10 April 2010
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Lillinonah Trail.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LillinonahTrail_SouthernLakeWithDam2.jpg
credit: H. Morrow Long / CC BY-SA 3.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 3.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image. 500px web thumbnail after source throttled larger image.
file: images/paugussett-9991655.jpg
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id: ED-C-image-pass-017
title: BBHTZoarTrailPryddenFalls1
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-02-07
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Ice-covered cascade at Prydden Falls. Frozen Prydden Falls above the mouth of Prydden Brook on Lake Zoar.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BBHTZoarTrailPryddenFalls1.jpg
credit: H. Morrow Long / Wikimedia Commons; creator's original upload or named collection
notes: Zoar Trail, Lower Paugussett State Forest, Newtown. Do not confuse with the distinct Paugussett Trail. Exactfalls geolocation corroborated by CFPA and CTDEEP, beyond visual matching. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 3.0
file: images/ED-C-image-pass-017.webp
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id: ED-C-image-pass-018
title: BBHTZoarTrailPryddenFalls2
kind: Photographs
date: 2010-02-07
institution: Paugussett State Forest
summary: Winter stream and lower falls area at Prydden Brook. Frozen falls at the Lake Zoar shore where Prydden Brook enters the lake.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BBHTZoarTrailPryddenFalls2.jpg
credit: H. Morrow Long / Wikimedia Commons; creator's original upload or named collection
notes: A second viewpoint, four minutes after the first per camera metadata. Zoar Trail, Lower Paugussett State Forest. The lake itself is not prominent; this is a second distinct nearby frame. Display copy optimized for the web with proportional resizing and compression. The linked repository identifies the original image. Reuse: CC BY-SA 3.0
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