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Buttermilk Falls,
Terryville, Connecticut |
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In 1793, Eli Terry began
making clocks in Plymouth, a craft carried on by his three sons, notably
Eli Terry Jr., for whom Terryville was named. The 1830's saw the beginning
of lock making, which became a major enterprise with the formation of
the Eagle Lock Company in 1854, active until it closed in 1975. East
Plymouth, the northeastern section of the town, is widely known for
its Tories before the Revolutionary War. This area boasts of Tories
Cave, which attracts hundreds of visitors yearly. The area is comprised
of a number of homes, many of them dating back to the mid 1700's, and
the historic The Village of Terryville, where most residents
live, is on the eastern edge of Litchfield County and an easy commute
to Bristol. The village of Plymouth is on the western side of the township.
The town also has a business park and some factories. |
Karen & Lee lived in Terryville, Connecticut in the 70's - the photo at the right shows an early stage of their house that Lee designed and built. As Professional Travelers, they drove by the house in 2008 and discovered that although the people who bought it from them still live there, the house is now up for sale. The only outside changes made was to paint the wood blue and add blue shutters to the upstairs windows. When Karen lived in Terryville, she sometimes took her two children to Buttermilk Falls while Lee was at work. It wasn't that far from their house on Terryville Mountain. So now that Karen is a professional traveler, she wanted to return to Buttermilk Falls with Lee. This waterfall is a magnificent waterfall and very picturesque. The water falls down a steep ledge and into a gorge surrounded by hemlocks. There are many cascades both above and below the falls. Buttermilk Falls is actually 59 feet in height with a waterflow of 230 gallons per second. The falls are located on about 12 acres of land owned by the Nature Conservancy. |
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| BUTTERMILK FALLS |
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The beginning
of the trail to Buttermilk Falls |
Lee comes across
a short wooden path |
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Views of the upper portion
of the falls, as viewed from the trail beside it |
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| The two RV Gypsies sure
know how to enjoy themselves as professional travelers |
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| What magnificent scenery - a great place to be! |
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Karen wearing green, really
blends in with her surroundings. |
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Ah! This is the way to relax! |
Where's my other half? |
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Karen hiking on the trail |
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This is where the two professional
tourists sat to have a snack - on a rock just above and to the side of
Buttermilk Falls |
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Time to leave Buttermilk
Falls - but Karen doesn't want to go!!!! |
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| But, on the other hand,
the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies could be even bigger and better
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The Terryville Waterwheel is a composite iron
and wooden industrial prime mover dating from 1830. It has significance
as an object that evokes Connecticut's early years of industrialization,
as a rare survivor of a once-common type of construction, and as an artifact
that preserves important information for the history of technology. The town sponsored the nomination of the Terryville Waterwheel for inclusion in the National Register. This wheel is one of the last remaining vestiges of Plymouth's industrial past. It's powered by the Lewis Lock Company, forerunner of the Eagle Lock Company. It was formally listed on the Register effective January 4, 2002. |
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