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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tommyc03, post: 2083079, member: 17665&quot;]The possible history behind these is what intrigues me the most. This is around the time this area was first settled and there was no farm on the property until the mid 1800&#039;s. So I&#039;m guessing these were dropped by hunters/trappers. This entire area was inhabited by Indians early on and our river was named after Chief &quot;Konkapot&quot;. Less than 1/4 mile down the road is an Indian burial ground and another attached to a local cemetery about three miles away. The soft clay brick business did not last long as the bricks did not last and in the 1840&#039;s bricks were imported by ship to here. When the railroads came through granite was imported from New Hampshire. There are at least 6 old foundations of former mills on the Konkapot and an old copper mine was located in what was to be a project to preserve much of the open spaces when the CCC camps were organized, of which two villages remains are still here. If you are ever in the Berkshires there are several nice books on the history here that are an excellent read.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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