[JoeProBono]

[JoeProBono]

Tophet Swamp in Carlisle

[Jeffrey_D.]

Ooh-—kay?

[muir_redwoods]

"His main topic of research concerned the numerous New England locales incorporating the word “Tophet” into their name, in particular eight Massachusetts swamps so named by the Puritans."

Clearly I know nothing about careful writing but do you think somewhere in the course of this story we could learn the names of these swamps? Would a list be too much to ask for? The writer even went so far as to list the towns where the swamps are but still couldn't quite give us the names of the places this story is all about.

[Cicero]

The southern part of the town of Calais, VT, used to be called Sodom, because there was a bar there in the late nineteenth century, where the granite workers used to hang out all weekend and drink.

Later, the name was changed to Adamant. But the local pond is still called Sodom Pond.

They still have an annual Blackfly Festival every spring.

I can't seem to find a photo of the pond, but here's a print called "Joepyeweed at Sodom Pond," a flowering meadow on the shore, by a local photographer.

[Smokin' Joe]

Swamp Gas? (naturally occuring methane ignited by static electricity or lightning).

[JoJo Gunn]

The author of the piece is Pam Hays.

Is there a reason why you never credit the authors?