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Middletown, Connecticut
Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles south of Hartford. In 1650, it was incorporated as a town under its original Indian name, Mattabeseck. It received its present name in 1653. In 1784, the central...
which was acquired by the town in 1974. It is located on the north side of Country Club Road in Middletown. It has 50 acres (202,343 m²) of land that include ball fields, a playground, hiking trails, horseshoe pits, shuffleboards, and a pavilion. Permission can be obtained from the Middletown Park and Recreation Commission to host a family outing or company picnic at the pavilion, though handicapped access is limited. The park is closed at sunset and the gates are locked. There are various types of plants and animals that inhabit the undeveloped area. There is a wetland meadow that has a variety or shrubs like silky dogwood, winterberry, buttonbush, and Northern highbush blueberry
Northern highbush blueberry
Northern highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, is a species of blueberry native to eastern North America, from Nova Scotia and Ontario south to Alabama, and west to Wisconsin...
. In the center of the woodland there is a small pond.