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Peoples Forest Museum, Barkhamsted, CT

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Peoples Forest Museum

A rustic nature museum in Peoples State Forest, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935.

Greenwoods Road, Barkhamsted, CT · Barkhamsted, CT

About Peoples Forest Museum

The Peoples State Forest Nature Museum sits inside Peoples State Forest in Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Its displays cover forestry, native plants and animals, local history, rocks and minerals, and insects. The stone building was put up by Civilian Conservation Corps workers in 1935 and later listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Admission costs nothing, and the museum runs interpretive programs alongside its exhibits.

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