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Hebron, Connecticut
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Gay City was a mill village founded in 1796 by a Methodist community from Hartford, named for John Gay, with lumber, textile and rag-paper mills. It was abandoned after its textile mill burned a second time in 1885, and the state took it over in 1944 on the donor's condition that the cemetery and remains be left. Stone foundations, chimneys and mill ruins lie on the trails, and tales of a murdered apprentice are local lore.
State park with hiking, a pond and a cemetery; check DEEP for current hours and camping.
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