CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: Hurd Park's Split Rock Offers Great Views Hurd Park's Split Rock Offers Great Views ================================================================================ Headlines on 01 July, 2008 06:46:45 Hurd Park was named after the Hurd family of Middle Haddam , but could have easily been called Split Rock Park for a geological feature that can be seen for miles along the Connecticut River .