The Millgrove Pond

Bullrushes and marsh-like vegetation is all that remains of a sparkling half-acre pond located across from the cemetery. The pond was dug to a depth of 2 1/2 to 3 feet by Shipman Cummins and stocked with valuable speckled trout. However, the Millgrove Pond never housed fish after a notorious poacher one night emptied the pond of Shipman’s trout. Nevertheless, the pond was still enjoyed by numerous skaters in the winter, and many families used blocks of ice cut from the pond to store in their “ice houses” until it was needed to cool the ice box where food was kept.