Farmer Smith in Watertown CT

 

Farmer Smith in Watertown CT

  Had a Farm and a Farmhouse

Over by Smith Pond,

Oddly enough.

 

Image lifted from Watertown Historian and Author Mr. Charlie Crowell

Farmer Smith had a baseball diamond in 1934??

The historical record documents

No Indian Name for the pond as I recall,

Except that Mr. Crowell says: “Camp Mataucha.

Located in Watertown at Smith's Pond,

Was named after a fictional Indian chief,”

And “It was Charles Smith who owned the pond and surrounding farm.”

 

So Farmer Possibly Smith

Or some other older farmer

(Since Indians didn’t build “stone walls”)

Cleared a field or perhaps a pasture above the road

And made a linear garbage heap of stones

Along Smith Pond Road

Tossing stones – many of them boulders

Under the cross and rail property fence that was

Pig Tight, Horse High and Bull Strong

 

The wire fence can be seen rusting away here and there

A post or two but also in the tree trunks

And the chestnut rails of that alleged “first fence” are long gone,

Leaving just those boulders and stones

“Piled haphazardly,” some will tell you…

 

But take another look,

Tell me what you see.

Isn’t that a pattern?

Head and body, horn rest and a heart stone???

 

And of course I hear you shouting the P-word:

"He thinks every stone wall is a snake...

The First Puritan Minister in Bethlehem's "Cartway Gate:"

And if I could remember where Eddie lives

I would tell you:

Thank you, Eddie!!

Nonnewaug Road:

I suppose I should show more examples.

I suppose I will as I locate them...