Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
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: CT053-S01
title: Connecticut State Parks: Sherwood Island history and memorial
kind: Sources & research leads
date: Source reviewed September 2026
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: Supporting source for the collection’s history, chronology and research notes. A long campaign for public shore access and a later place of remembrance.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/sherwood-island-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: CT053-P01
title: West Beach, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, 2007
kind: Photographs
date: 2007-08-02 14:21:35
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: West Beach, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, 2007
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Beach,_Sherwood_Island_State_Park,_Westport,_2007.jpg
credit: DimiTalen / CC0
notes: CC0 public domain dedication; attribution appreciated but not required. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/sherwood-170389937.jpg
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license_url: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/West_Beach%2C_Sherwood_Island_State_Park%2C_Westport%2C_2007.jpg
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id: CT053-P02
title: Sherwood Island State Park I
kind: Photographs
date: 2017-03-02 18:36:26
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: The beach at Sherwood Island State Park, in Westport, CT.
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherwood_Island_State_Park_I.jpg
credit: Karl Thomas Moore / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/sherwood-56762270.jpg
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license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Sherwood_Island_State_Park_I.jpg
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id: CT053-P03
title: Sherwood Island State Park - east jetty
kind: Photographs
date: 2015-06-21 14:15:39
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: The east jetty at Sherwood Island State Park, which borders Mill Creek and Greens Farms Brook
url: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherwood_Island_State_Park_-_east_jetty.jpg
credit: Jllm06 / CC BY-SA 4.0
notes: Reuse permitted under CC BY-SA 4.0; credit the creator, link the license, and identify changes. Adapted images must be shared under the same license. Image supplied at web resolution; no editorial changes to the source image.
file: images/sherwood-56551242.jpg
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license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
external_image_url: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Sherwood_Island_State_Park_-_east_jetty.jpg
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id: ED-C-image-pass-035
title: Family walking along the shore
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: A father and daughter on Sherwood Island's beach illustrate ordinary recreational use.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/sherwood-island-state-park
credit: Instagram @madhu.sachan.mavi / 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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external_image_url: https://ctparks.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_338x338/public/images/2023-06/SherwoodIsland-Father-Daughter-Beach-Instagram%40madhu.sachan.mavi_.jpg?h=b37fba20&itok=cF8z5BD1
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id: ED-C-image-pass-036
title: Woodland path
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: A forest path shows the wooded part of Sherwood Island State Park.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/sherwood-island-state-park
credit: Instagram @shakirathepersian / 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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external_image_url: https://ctparks.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_338x338/public/images/2023-06/SherwoodIsland-Woods-Forest-Instagram%40shakirathepersian.jpg?h=5773af5e&itok=2UONx2wF
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id: ED-C-image-pass-037
title: Summer flowers and beach
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: Summer vegetation frames Sherwood Island's beach.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/sherwood-island-state-park
credit: Instagram @fineanddanict / 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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external_image_url: https://ctparks.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_338x338/public/images/2023-06/SherwoodIsland-Beach-Straw-Instagram%40fineanddanict.jpg?h=ed0ea6f1&itok=7SyUkUp7
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id: ED-C-image-pass-038
title: Crabbing along the beach
kind: Photographs
date: Undated; photograph date not supplied
institution: Sherwood Island & Public Shoreline Access
summary: A contemporary crabbing photograph documents shore recreation at Sherwood Island.
url: https://ctparks.com/parks/sherwood-island-state-park
credit: CT Parks / CT Visit; individual photographer not named / 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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external_image_url: https://ctparks.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_338x338/public/images/2023-06/SherwoodIsland-Ctvisit-Kid-with-crab.jpg?h=d3647f43&itok=cflc_Uds
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