Date Highlights
1873: M & WR Railroad line completed
1883: Forest fire of 2000 acres around
the Pond
1908: Forest fire on west side of pond
behind Plainfield Camp
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
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