Indian Well & the Housatonic Landscape
A selected, source-based research collection for New Haven and Fairfield counties. Includes credited photographs where reusable images were located, historical interpretation and links to supporting records. It is a growing inventory, not an exhaustive survey. Photographs retain their individual dates and reuse terms; images do not establish present access conditions.

id: CT064-S01
title: Connecticut State Parks: Indian Well
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Indian Well & the Housatonic Landscape
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. A waterfall and riverfront offer a starting point for reading Shelton’s changing landscape.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/indian-well-state-park
credit: Connecticut State Parks
notes: External source; the full publication remains with its publisher. The archive provides an original educational summary and a link. See the collection history for the claims supported by this record.
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id: CT064-P01
title: Indian well at sunset
kind: Photographs
date: 2006-05-30
institution: Indian Well & the Housatonic Landscape
summary: A view of Lake Housatonic from the boat launch at Indian Well State Park. Taken at sunset on Monday, May 30, 2006.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_well_at_sunset.JPG
credit: TheDemonChicken at English Wikipedia / CC BY 3.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY 3.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/indian_well-6010849.jpg
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license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Indian_well_at_sunset.JPG
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id: ED-C-image-pass-039
title: Indian Well waterfall in autumn
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Indian Well & the Housatonic Landscape
summary: The waterfall in an autumn woodland view published by Indian Well State Park.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/indian-well-state-park
credit: Instagram @joprinct (credit in image filename; not repeated in alt text) / CT Parks / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. 2023-06 in upload directory is not a verified photograph date. This is an observed display derivative; a higher-resolution original was not established. Reuse: Copyright/reuse permission not verified; state website publication does not establish public-domain status
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title: River vista above Indian Well
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Indian Well & the Housatonic Landscape
summary: An elevated river view places Indian Well within its wooded Housatonic setting.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/indian-well-state-park
credit: Instagram @ess_rich / CT Parks / Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
notes: Available at the linked repository; image or full record is not included in this download. 2023-06 in upload directory is not a verified photograph date. This is an observed display derivative; a higher-resolution original was not established. Reuse: Copyright/reuse permission not verified; state website publication does not establish public-domain status
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