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Because part of the land at the site was taken out of cultivation 39 years ago, the process of "old field succession" has now yielded up trees and foliage that are unique among state park lands. In the section between Canal Road and South
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The land first came under serious consideration as a reservoir site with a 1958 referendum. In 1962, the
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