Borderland State Park, Sharon, Massachusetts
Lots of water...
Walking along Leach Pond, Cedars !!!
I love these trees and don't see them often.
So, why are they here ?
Digging into the past, I find the answer.
Poquanticut Cedar Swamp, which is now underneath Leach Pond, was the large White Cedar Swamp.
In the 1820s,
after the Poquanticut Cedar Swamp was clear-cut of all its trees,
General Sheperd Leach mined the swamp for bog iron ore.
After the bog iron was removed,
a natural earthen berm on the south side of the swamp was raised
to make a pond
to provide water for mills in Furnace Village...
AHA !!!!
The nature has adapted and White Cedars paid the price...
