CWTA - Fairfield County Water Trails - Norwalk



Connecticut Water Trails Association

Connecticut Water Trails Program

Connecticut Water Trails

Fairfield County

Norwalk

Silvermine River

Site Location: Mill Road, Norwalk, Connecticut

Basic Information:

Includes Blanchard Pond and Silvermine Pond and flows into the Norwalk River.

Type: River

Water Type: Fresh

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Site Coordinates:

Longitude 73.42984199999999 °W Latitude 41.134541 °N

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Directions Map: Google Map

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Paddling The Silvermine River:

Silvermine River Atlas

Site History:

The name "Silvermine" comes from old legends of a silver mine in the area, although no silver has ever been found.