The lakes of the state have not yet been adequately represented 
in the system, partly because of the high value of lands. The one best 
represented is Lake Waramaug (Kent), 75 acres; and there is another 
beautiful region on Black Pond (Middlefield), 100 acres, in the trap- 
rock belt. 
Waterfalls are splendidly featured by two of the finest in the state. 
These are Kent Falls (Kent), 219 acres, in the region of Stockbridge 
Limestone, and the Devil's Hopyard (East Haddam), 860 acres, in 
the Scotland Schist. 
Brooks are nimierous throughout the state, and some lovely 
ones run through half a dozen of the parks: Mashamoquet Brook 
(Pomfret), 12 acres; Macedonia Brook (Kent), 1701 acres; Warton 
Brook (North Haven and Wallingford), 50 acres; Buttonball Brook 
(Chaplin), 135 acres; to mention only the more important. 
The mountaintops already appear to good advantage also. Mount 
Tom (Litchfield, Morris and Washington), 219 acres, on which an 
important Boy Scout Camp is being developed; Mount Bushnell 
(Washington), 84 acres, with a splendid view of Lake Waramaug; 
Haystack (Norfolk), i acre; Ivy Mountain (Goshen), 50 acres; 
Mohawk Mountain (Cornwall), 5 acres; Great Hill (East Hampton 
and Portland), 10 acres; West Peak (Meriden and Southington), 181 
acres; and Wooster Mountain (Danbury), 100 acres. Only the first 
two of these have towers at present. 
Finally it should be noted that the Park Commission is supple- 
menting the work of the other historical commissions already men- 
tioned by securing historical points, the first Park of this character 
being the Nathaniel Lyon Memorial (Eastford), 60 acres. 
Equally important to the state with the varied opportunities for 
recreation, camping, motoring, boating, swimming, climbing, fishing, 
are those offered by so varied a park system for conservation. Here 
are brooks and especially two beautiful waterfalls saved for posterity 
from any commercial disfigurement. Here are some of the few fine 
remaining stands of old trees left in a much denuded State. The 
cause of game and birds is beginning to receive attention: hunting is 
not allowed and the largest of the parks in area, Macedonia Brook, is 
patrolled. Other parks will have permanent keepers as soon as the 
funds allowed for maintenance permit. The cause of the wild flowers 
will also not be neglected, as soon as the increase in visitors makes 
restrictions necessary; for the present the Commission pursues the 
policy of making the fewest possible number of prohibitions. 
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