LMtask1

=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? Pomfret CT

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. Entertainment, nature,Camping

4.) Predict what might be some potential causes of pollution of Mashamoquet Brook. Throwing garbage in the river. Not cleaning up. Using the bathroom in it.

5.) Using the internet, identify 6 facts (not listed above) regarding Mashamoquet Brook. 1.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. 2.Captain John Sabin built a house here to serve as an outpost and the settlement gradually increased in size. 3.In 1723, parish and township privileges were granted and the town became Pomfret, named after Pontefract in Yorkshire, England. 4.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. 5.The State purchased this section from them in 1924 for the original 1899 price and added it to the first Mashamoquet Brook parcel which had been a gift of former Pomfret resident Sarah Fay. 6.The most famous feature is the Wolf Den into which, on a night in 1742, Israel Putnam crept and shot a wolf that for years had preyed upon local sheep and poultry.

http://www.ct.gov/dep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325238

Comments: Include more historical information and your sources Be careful about just copying and pasting information. Thank you for completing the updates. Graded.