Simsbury

Historical marker location:

933 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of Hopmeadow Street (Connecticut Route 10) and Pent Road, on the left when traveling north on Hopmeadow Street.)

Marker installed: 1970

Connecticut was home to the first municipal public park in the United States. The park, named Bushnell Park, was established in Hartford in 1854.