Hogs responsible for Brentwood lake: lore

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A Maplewood resident asked 40 South how the lake in Brentwood between Cecelia Avenue and Salem Road came to be. Brentwood Historical Society contributor and Brentwood chief of police, Dan Fitzgerald had the answer:

In the early 1800s the Bompart family bought 1,100 acres in what is now Brentwood.  There were several sinkholes on the property, one of which was where the present-day lake is between Cecelia Avenue and Salem Road.

According to lore, Bompart’s hogs used to congregate in that sinkhole. Evidently, overnight, the lake appeared. The belief is that the hogs had somehow rooted deep enough to allow the underground spring to fill the hole.

Courtesy Dan Fitzgerald
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4 COMMENTS

    • Awesome story, just goes to show how sometimes the old ways are still the best ways for the environment. Great job reporting on the past!

    • The road directly across from Lawn Care on Manchester road is also Bompart. It doesn’t go anywhere now, but I’m sure it used to tie in to Bompart in Webster years ago.

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