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| State Park Overview: |
 | The area which is now Quaddick State Park was once the site of Thompson's town farm where elderly residents of the village spent their reflective years. Prior to that, it had been a fishing area of the Nipmuck Indians. The cool reservoir water and the sandy beach draw frequent crowds during the warm summer months. |
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| History of the Area: |
| The state park was once the site of Thompson's town farm where elderly residents of the village spent their reflective years. Prior to that, it had been a fishing area of the Nipmuck Indians. In 1866 the town of Thompson granted the right to flow what was then Kings Pond to a higher level creating Quaddick Reservoir. The reservoir was heavily used as a source of power as well as water for processing textile materials in the plants in Killingly. In 1951, Quaddick was designated a state park after originally being developed as a Forestry recreation area. |
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| B&Bs / Inns | | | |  | Carriage House Inn - Chatham, MA
Carriage House Inn, a romantic Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts. The Carriage House Inn offers spacious grounds, beautifully appointed guestrooms and gracious hospitality. Start your morning with a hot cup of coffee or tea in your room. Relax beside your fireplace or in one of the rocking chairs outside with your morning newspaper delivered to your door. Then, come over to the dining room or the sunroom for a truly gourmet breakfast. However you decide to spend the rest of your day is up to you. The innkeepers will surely make your vacation experience a memorable one.
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401-568-8890
| Ginny-B Campground
46 Johnson Road
Foster, RI
401-397-7982
| Holiday Acres Camp Ground
591 Snake Hill Road
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401-934-0780
| Stateline Camping Resort
1639 Hartford Turnpike
East Killingly, CT
860-774-3016
| Charlie Brown Campground
98 Chaplin Road
Eastford, CT
860-974-0142
| Peppertree Camping
146 Chaplin Road
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860-974-1439
| Beaver Pines Campground
1728 Route 198
Woodstock, CT
860-974-0110
| Chamberlain Lake Campground
1397 Route 197
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860-974-0567
| Circle C.G. Farm Adult Family Campground & RV Pa
131 North Main Street
Bellingham, MA
508-966-1136
| Lake Manchaug Camping
76 Oak Street
East Douglas, MA
508-476-2471
| Sturbridge Resort
19 Mashapaug Road
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| Yogi Bear's Sturbridge Jellystone Park
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