Groton Pond History
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If you haven’t read Marion Proudfoot’s “Camping at Groton Pond” (see Documents), you will enjoy it. If you read it years ago, you will enjoy reading it again.
Groton Pond History Topics
Other
(cutting ice, association events)
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Groton Pond History Date Highlights
1873: M & WR Railroad line completed
1883: Forest fire of 2000 acres around the Pond
1908: Forest fire on east side of pond behind Plainfield Camp (Camp #9)
1931: Town built road to south end of lake from Ricker’s Mill
1934: Forest Road (Rte 232) and small Stillwater campground & picnic area built by the CCC
1938: Hurricane
1947: Electricity to the north end
1956: Last train through the forest
1959: Construction of road around the north end
1961: Boulder Beach opened
1965: Telephone to most of pond (Molly’s Pond Telephone Co.)
1966: Concrete dam built by state – raised water a couple of feet
For more dates of Pond related events, click here.