This park near the center of Jewett City is a wonderful place to visit. In the late 1700's, a wooden woolen mill was built here, providing most of the woolen yarn for New London and Windham counties. Between 1800 and 1863, three more woolen mills were built within the present day park and between 1863 - 1864, a four story brick mill was built and named Ashland Mill Company by the mill's owners in honor of Henry Clay's Ashland Estate in Kentucky. There were a total of 330 looms at this time and annual production was over 2 million yards of cloth. On July 1, 1981, the Ashland Mill Complex closed its doors for the final time. On March 12, 1995, the entire Ashland Mill Complex was destroyed by an arsonist.
In December, 1998, Griswold voters elected to develop the site as a town park dedicated to American Veterans who served our nation.
You will find a rushing waterfall, gazebo, several park benches and monuments within the park. At the top of the hill, a camouflage-patterned howitzer made in 1955 sits 'guarding' the small park.
This micro cache is a bit tricky to find, and extreme stealth is definitely needed. You may want to bring along some tweezers, and definitely a pen to sign the log. Pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the sounds of the waterfall. If you come during the Winter months and their is snow on the ground, don't forget to bring your sled! There is a great hill for sledding!
Again...PLEASE be very careful of muggles...this park tends to be busy in the warmer months. Please put the cache back exactly where found.
***Congrats to Koldfate and beanchihuahua on being the FTF! ***