Groton Pond History
Early Camps (prior to 1930)
Earliest Photos of Camps
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About 1905 from Little Deer Mtn. Pictures to right are blowups of portions of this picture *C |
Blowup of lower left corner. Miller's lumber camp & log pile in front. Four camps on waterfront (Eastman, Pillsbury, Carpenter and Clark) |
Blowup of lower right corner with Ricker lumber camp & log pile in lower center. |
Blowup of camp along left side - estimated location north of Rocky Point |
Blowup of camp along left side - estimated location about LaRosa Camp |
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About 1905 of Miller's log pile at upper eastern side of Pond. Blowups of the camps to right. *C |
Left camp - Clark |
Center camp - Carpenter at the time |
Right camp - Pillsbury at the time |
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About 1910 hunting camps at the location of the current Bloom and LaRosa camps. Note barren landscape - forest fire was in 1908. |
Ralph Lord's "Greystone" about 1912. Daughter, Alice Lord, on front porch. |
Clough camp built in 1908 |
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Photography Sources:
*C from Rev. Coons through Charles Lord