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Haystack Mountain Tower

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that was quarried at the site. The stone is randomly laid, with deeply recessed mortaring. The interior has concrete steps leading upward to two intermediate landings, with a metal stairway leading from the second landing up to a concrete observation platform, which is set under a conical roof.
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in 1993. It cost approximately $ 50,000 and was donated by Mrs. Ellen Battell Stoeckel, in memory of her husband, Carl Stoeckel. Mrs. Stoeckel's donation also included the initial tracts of land that make up the state park.
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The elevation of the second landing is indicated on the exterior by a stone string course. The observation area has eight openings providing views in all directions. With clear weather, areas in
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Haystack Mountain State Park is located just north of the village center of Norfolk, with its main access road, Stoeckel Drive, beginning on
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The state park offers opportunities for hiking, picnicking, and cross-country skiing.
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Accompanying 7 photos, from 1993 (see captions page 9 of text document)
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is a stone observation tower at the summit of 1,680-foot (510 m)
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Haystack Mountain State Park
Tower
Haystack Mountain State Park is located in Connecticut
Haystack Mountain State Park is located in the United States
Norfolk, Connecticut
Coordinates
42°00′16″N 73°12′29″W / 42.00444°N 73.20806°W / 42.00444; -73.20806
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Connecticut state park
Official website
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Norfolk, Connecticut
Rossiter & Muller
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Haystack Mountain
Norfolk, Connecticut
Long Island Sound
National Register of Historic Places
Connecticut Route 272
granite
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Long Island Sound

Ehrick K. Rossiter
Rossiter & Muller
National Register of Historic Places

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