Sleeping Giant State Park gets its name from the Quinnipiac people due to its resemblance to a figure lying on its back. They believed the figure to be Hobbomock, a wicked figure in local mythology. Today, the area is one of southern Connecticut’s most popular state parks, and this unique stone tower is its main attraction. The tower, and the wide path leading up to it, were developed in the 1930s as part of the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration. The Romanesque structure was completed in 1937 and includes multiple…
