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18-Dec-2015 Frank Brault

From West Hartford Reservoir, Simsbury, Connecticut USA

The 165-foot-tall (50 m) Heublein Tower (pronounced HIGH-bline)[1] located in Talcott Mountain State Park in (Simsbury) Connecticut (USA) provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline and the Farmington River Valley that are particularly spectacular in the fall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Gilbert Heublein was a magnate in the area of food and beverage, most notably as manufacturer of A1 Steak Sauce and Smirnoff Vodka; he founded Heublein Inc.

While hiking with his fiance Louise M. Gundlach on Talcott Mountain, he promised her that one day he would build her a castle there. Wikipedia

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bill friedlander21-Dec-2015 19:29
Well, he kept his promise, and provided a nice photo op. V
borisalex20-Dec-2015 11:17
Steak sauce and Vodka, a great compo for building a castle! Love your sight over the hills! V.
laine20-Dec-2015 02:19
What a great thing to see in the middle of a dense forest like that...nice work Frank
Walter Otto Koenig20-Dec-2015 01:44
Cool perspective. Very interesting info. I used to work with Heublein when I was in the shipping business. "V"
LynnH19-Dec-2015 18:29
Wow, that's impressive! V