Carol Wheeler Memorial Park

The Carol Wheeler Memorial Park, next to the Squannacook River in West Groton Village, was created in 2001.  Carol Wheeler was a soldier from West Groton who died in combat in 1952 during the Korean War.  The park was dedicated to him in 2004.  In 2019, Groton Garden Club received permission from the Parks Commission to maintain the front section of the park near the memorial stone and along West Main Street.  A major effort was undertaken to clean out and replant the sections along Townsend Road and in front of the planter to create a pollinator garden.