. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. When Ralph became interested in the property in the 1920's, the little bog was pretty much run down with trees growing in it— maple trees, which grow rapidly. He said he found remains of the boarded ditches and can still find a piece now and then when clean- ing a deep ditch. The bog is still pretty much in level although it has settled some- what, especially in the center, and bog edges at some points are higher than the center. It is tradition that Charles Dex- ter also built the three-acre reser- voir. At least it seems to go &q
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. When Ralph became interested in the property in the 1920's, the little bog was pretty much run down with trees growing in it— maple trees, which grow rapidly. He said he found remains of the boarded ditches and can still find a piece now and then when clean- ing a deep ditch. The bog is still pretty much in level although it has settled some- what, especially in the center, and bog edges at some points are higher than the center. It is tradition that Charles Dex- ter also built the three-acre reser- voir. At least it seems to go "way back" and the late Clayton (Huckleberry Clayt) McFarlin, who lived nearby and died about a year ago at the age of nearly 90, has recalled to Mr. Washburn years ago beys and girls pulled the planks in the reservoir to flood the bog for skating before it was intended the bog be flooded for the winter. Interesting also is a cut-stone flume at the lower end of the beg, which it is assumed was built by Dexter. This flume is about 2V2 feet wide, about 5 ¥2 feet deep and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [etc. ]
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