The History Book “The Winchendon Years 1764-1964” indicates in the section on Industry, that in the eastern part of the Town about 2 miles from the village was a Hamlet called Pequoig. Early settlers established a Saw Mill in the area n 1795. The mill was powered by the East Branch of what we now know as the Millers River. Early Native Americans in the area had named the river “Baquag”, a Nipmuc word meaning “Clear Water”. In later translations the name became Pequoig. Later years yielded more industry along the Millers River. Grist Mills, Woodenware Shops, A Woolen Mill & most recently in the 1920s, a large Ice House. Today the area is abandoned and the only trace of habitation in the little hamlet is the remains of the foundation for the old Ice House.
History indicates that there was a Rail Road Station in this area named “Pequoig Station” and is shown on a 1894 USGS Map.
Please sign the log and replace the cache as found. Explore and enjoy the area, respecting the fragile and possible hazardous nature of stone foundations. Try to imagine the area as it might have looked in the 1800s. There are some other rather unique stoned up features in the area that need explaining. Perhaps, in your log you could add your interpretation of what they could have been created for.