Osbornedale Green is a photograph by Karol Livote which was uploaded on May 20th, 2015.
Title
Osbornedale Green
Artist
Karol Livote
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Photograph - By Karol Livote
Description
Osbornedale Green - Original Photography by Karol Livote
Taken in May at Osbornedale State Park, Derby, Connecticut
Per website:
Osbornedale State Park is located in the Naugatuck Valley Hills just east of the Housatonic River in Derby and Ansonia. The land was once the lushly forested hunting grounds of the Paugussett Indians. Fur traders, such as John Wakeman in 1642, were the first people of European descent to move into the Indians' territory. Permanent settlers began arriving in the late 1650's. The land was gradually purchased from the Paugussetts for items such as clothing or cooking utensils. Because the Europeans concept of property rights was not embodied in the Indian culture, the Indians often sold the same parcel of land several times.
The new settlers cleared the land for farming and took advantage of their location on the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers by developing the area into a trading port, which at one time rivalled New Haven harbor. The name of the settlement, originally called "Paugussett" was changed to "Derby" in 1675 after Derbyshire, England, the former home of many colonists.
Though never commercially successful, lands now within the park off Silver Hill Road were mined for silver for a short period after the Revolutionary War. In addition, a spring water bottling business was part of the present park land. In 1956, Osbornedale State Park was willed to the people of Connecticut by Frances Osborne Kellogg, granddaughter of John W. Osborne, one of the Naugatuck Valley's early industrial entrepreneurs.
The prominent Osborne family owned numerous metal working and fabric product factories in the area. At the young age of 31, Frances Osborne, later Mrs. Waldo Kellogg, took over the family business when her father died in 1907. Miss Osborne's decision to take over the family business instead of selling it was contrary to the advice of the executers of her father's estate, and a brave undertaking for a woman in the early part of the century. Despite the prejudices against woman in business at that time, Mrs. Frances Osborne Kellogg was very successful in her many businesses and investments. By adhering to the belief that one should always buy land but never sell it, Mrs. Kellogg gradually acquired the numerous separate farms which now comprise the 350 acre Osbornedale State Park, an unusually large property in the Derby-Ansonia area.
Two very successful farms known as the Osbornedale Farms, were owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg. One farm was a breeding farm for the prize winning Osbornedale Holstien cows. The other farm, acquired from the Basset family, was an excellent milk-producing dairy farm of Jersey cows. Both farms claimed champions in their fields.
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May 20th, 2015
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Comments (39)
Jenny Revitz Soper
BRAVO! Your stunning artwork has earned a FEATURE on the homepage of the FAA Artist Group No Place Like Home,7/27/2019! You may also post it in the Group's Features discussion thread and any other thread that fits!
Lisa Pearlman
This is a breathtaking view!! So tranquil and beautiful and GREEN!!! Excellent capture & processing!!! 💚💚
Karol Livote
Thanks for the features in the All Natural Beauty group and the All natural Scenery group!
Bruce Bley
Beautiful scene, Karol!! Love the composition, reflections, and the feeling of tranquility. Congratulations your work has been feature in the group "All Natural Beauty of this World - One per day" and has been selected as one of my Administrator Picks for the day. F/L/T/FB
Karol Livote
Appreciate all the features in the groups including but not limited to the On the Hospital wall group, the Wisconsin flower & landscape group and the Finger lakes & water group!
Joyce Dickens
This is so beautiful Karol; I love the reflections, the mist rising, and your pov....excellent work my friend!
Randy Rosenberger
This special recognition of being one of our highly FEATURED ARTISTS is very well deserving and I am so happy for you to receive the high accolades in our WFS group. It is a true honor to bestow upon you this recognition, due to the professional quality, creativity, and pure beauty of this fine piece of artwork. As administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, I am very proud of you for this accomplishment. LIKED and FAVED Forever, Elvis
Karol Livote
Thanks for the features in the Pleasing the Eye group and the New England Photographers group