Gary has ancestors from there, and the book he is writing is set there. We drove around, reviewing the lay of the land and seeing some specific sites.
We had great weather!
One day we did a hike in the woods UP to a famous spot, the Wolf Den in Mashamoquet Brook State Park where, in 1742, a man named Israel Putnam killed the last wolf in Connecticut. It has been a tourist spot to see for years. Here is the wolf den.
Hope you can read this.
A scene on the way up the mountain.
This is The Abington Congregational Meeting House. This one dates to 1751 and replaces an earlier one.
A view of the Pomfret Cemetery which we stomped around, and found some relevant headstones dating to the early 1700's.
The Old Abington Burial Ground. We stomped around here, too.
A house we believe was built by an ancestor
We spent a morning looking at documents and old maps of the area in the Pomfret library. Found some good stuff.
Had lunch one day at a charming cafe in Pomfret.
Pomfret is home to Pomfret School and The Rectory School. They are prep boarding schools. Very beautiful and "prestigious" looking. I didn't get any photos, but here is one off the Web site that shows the New England architecture.
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