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=ChemCom Task 1: Background Information= In this investigation you will use the resources tab to investigate background information regarding Mashamoquet Brook. You may also use additional sources, but please __be sure to cite where your information came from__, even if you used one of the listed resources.

1.) Where is Mashamoquet Brook located? Mashamoquet Brook  State Park  147 Wolf Den Drive  Pomfret Center, CT 06259

2.) Identify some historical uses of Mashamoquet Brook. The region was once the domain of the Mohegan Chief Uncas. The name Mashamoquet is Indian for "stream of good fishing" and originally was applied to the entire area. Later, Captain John Sabin built a house here to serve as an outpost and the settlement gradually increased in size. In 1723, parish and township privileges were granted and the town became Pomfret, named after Pontefract in Yorkshire, England.

3.) Identify some current day uses of Mashamoquet Brook. Fishing, swimming, hiking, walking, and picnics.

4.) Predict what might be some potential causes of pollution of Mashamoquet Brook. Leaving trash around the park or throwing it in the water.

5.) Using the internet, identify 6 facts (not listed above) regarding Mashamoquet Brook. 1) Near the Den are the Table Rock and Indian Chair natural stone formations. The Indian Chair is a wide seat-shaped ledge. 2) In the section that is now the entrance to Mashamoquet Brook State Park, there once operated a cider mill, grist mill and wagon shop. The mill dam and pond went out during the flood of 1938. Now only the grist mill is still in existence. It is maintained as a museum by the Pomfret Historical Society. 3) The mill is open on a regular basis and staffed by members of the Historical Society who provide interpretation for all interested visitors. 4) The present park area is actually a combination of three parks. 5) A large portion of the park was public domain even prior to the State Park and Forest Commission's creation in 1914 due to the foresight of the Daughters of the American Revolution who had purchased the Wolf Den parcel in 1899. 6) Mashamoquet Brook parcel which had been a gift of former Pomfret resident Sarah Fay.

__**All information came from this website: http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325238**__

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