Shade Swamp Sanctuary
Farmington, Connecticut
December 11, 2021
Just a few yards from the busy US Route 6 are the rusting abandoned remains of a zoo from the 1930’s. Just a few steps into the Blue Trail of the Shade Swamp Nature Trail, the cages offer some interesting photo opportunities. It’s an easy explore; you can find it easily by looking out for the leaning wooden structure that sits at its trailhead, next to a small parking lot.
This structure, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. (CCC), is on the National Register of Historic Places.
