Editing Waterford, Connecticut (section)

==Attractions==
[[File:Connecticut - Norwalk through Windsor Locks - NARA - 23936543 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Seaside Sanatorium, 1937]]
[[File:WALNUT GROVE, WATERFORD, NEW LONDON COUNJTY.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, opened in 1964.]]
[[File:Seaside Sanatorium (40873p).jpg|thumb|250px|[[The Seaside (Waterford, Connecticut)|The Seaside Sanitorium]], built in 1934.]]
* [[Mago Point, Waterford, Connecticut|Mago Point]] is an area in Waterford that is home to many marine businesses.
* The [[Connecticut College Arboretum]] is a {{convert|750|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[arboretum]] and [[botanical garden]] which lies partially within [[Quaker Hill, Connecticut|Quaker Hill]], a neighborhood of Waterford.
* The [[Eugene O'Neill Theater Center]] is located in Waterford, as is the [[Intentional Theatre]].
* Waterford Beach
* [[Harkness Memorial State Park]] is a recreational area that provides a picturesque view of [[Long Island Sound]]. The park features the former mansion, gardens and grounds of [[Edward Harkness]], who bought the property in 1907. Adjacent to the Harkness Memorial State Park is Camp Harkness for the Handicapped, a summer facility for children and adults with physical and/or mental disabilities. Most of what is now Camp Harkness for the Handicapped was once a golf course.
* The [[Waterford Speedbowl]] is a racetrack that first opened in 1951 by local businessmen and although it has changed ownership several times since, is still in operation today.<ref name="Speedbowl History">{{cite web| url = http://www.speedbowl.com/speedpages/history.html | title = History of the Track | access-date = November 7, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060819070950/http://www.speedbowl.com/speedpages/history.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = August 19, 2006}}</ref>
* In 2009, Waterford was the home of the game show [[Deal or No Deal (U.S. syndicated game show)|''Deal or No Deal'']], which was filmed at Sonalyst Studios.
* The [[Seaside Sanatorium]] continues to be considered prime real estate in Waterford, being a {{convert|36|acre|km2|adj=on}} shoreline property, located on the original parcel of 11 Magonk Pt. The property was designed by architect [[Cass Gilbert]]. The [[Sanatorium]] opened in 1934 to treat patients suffering from [[tuberculosis]] by using [[heliotherapy]], until 1958 when patients relocated to [[Uncas on the Thames]] and it later became a [[Geriatric Hospital]], which opened in 1959–1961. In 1961, the [[Sanatorium]] opened to treat people with Developmental Disabilities, staying open until 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last=Michalski|first=Kim|title=Seaside's history, architecture recognized|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19950905&id=XPggAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zHMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6373,908446|access-date=June 9, 2013|newspaper=The Day|date=September 5, 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Big State Sanatorium Project to be Located in Waterford|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19310804&id=6rg0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=EXIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1595,3467467|access-date=June 9, 2013|newspaper=The Day|date=August 4, 1931}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vet promising plan for Seaside funding|url=http://www.theday.com/article/20130518/OP01/305189995|access-date=June 9, 2013|newspaper=The Day|date=May 18, 2013}}</ref>