History of The Area
The area was a traditional summer hunting and fishing ground for the Micmac and Iroquois.
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“During the Civil War the area became a refuge for service- dodging Texans, and gangs of bushwhackers, as they were called, hid in its fastnesses. Conscript details of the Confederate Army hunted the fugitives and occasional skirmishes resulted.”
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