PHOTOS: Look Back at Damage at Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden

Published May 21, 2018 • Updated on January 3, 2020 at 5:10 pm

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Here’s a look at the Tower Path as of July 15, two months after storms hit. The Sleeping Giant Park Association said the state is working to clear not only the path itself, but any trees in the “fall zone” to ensure the safety of future hikers.

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The landscape and treescape at Sleeping Giant State Park was permenantly altered after severe storms on May 15, 2018. This is a look at the park on July 12, 2018.

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The landscape and treescape at Sleeping Giant State Park has been altered after severe storms on May 15, 2018. This is a look at the park on July 12, 2018.

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Sleeping Giant State Park was closed for over a year after the storms. Here is a view of the park on June 14, 2018.

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Crews worked on tree cleanup for months. Here is a view of the park nearly one month after the storms on June 14, 2018.

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The storm damage has changed the entire look of sections of the park. Here is cleanup as seen on June 14, 2018.

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A significant amount of trees have been taken down, as seen one month after the storms. Here is a view as seen on June 14, 2018.

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Here's a look at the park in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

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Here is a look at the park several days after the storm.

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Damage to the Jonathan Dickerman House in the immediate aftermath of the storm.

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Storm damage as seen the day after the storm.

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Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.

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Storm damage as seen a day after the storms.

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Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.

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Storm damage as seen soon after the storms.

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Tree trunks chopped in half as seen soon after the storms.

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Storms have changed the tree line of the park.

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