National Register of Historic Places

Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site

Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut
Listed
August 22, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90000442

About this property

The Hezekiah S. Ramsdell Farm was a historic farm in Thompson, Connecticut. It was located on what was once known as Ramsdell Road, but is now a hiking trail on the lands surrounding West Thompson Reservoir. The property was made famous by a standoff between the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Alice Ramsdell, the feisty owner of the property who refused to leave after USACE acquired it by eminent domain as part of a flood control project in the 1960s. The dispute, highlighted by an incident in which Miss Ramsdell supposedly met government officials holding a shotgun, was ended when the government acquiesced to her demand to stay on the property. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALAGRICULTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Questions about this property

When was Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site listed on the National Register?

Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site?

Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site?

The period of significance for Ramsdell, Hezekiah S., Farm Site is recorded as the industrial era.

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