Israel Putnam Wolf Den
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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. The site is maintained as a state park and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Pomfret, Connecticut
Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,798 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
. At this location in 1742, Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was an American army general and Freemason who fought with distinction at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War...
shot and killed Connecticut's last known wolf. The site is maintained as a state park and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.