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Stony Creek Museum, Stony Creek, CT

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Stony Creek Museum

Community history museum focused on Stony Creek and the Thimble Islands in Connecticut.

84 Thimble Islands Road, Stony Creek, CT 06405 · Stony Creek, CT

About Stony Creek Museum

The museum gathers, archives, and displays documents, photographs, objects, and keepsakes that tell the story of Stony Creek and the Thimble Islands and the people who lived there. Its stated aim is to preserve this local heritage for present and future generations. It operates as a nonprofit public charity. The museum is open on weekend afternoons, and a book about the area is sold at several local shops.

  • #local history
  • #community history
  • #Thimble Islands
  • #Stony Creek
  • #Connecticut

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