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2 unusual facts about Spofford Lake


Spofford Lake

On May 26, 1882, while on tour with a company organized by Clara Louise Kellogg, the 19-year-old classical pianist Herman Rietzel, already a concert veteran and considered to be well-launched on a promising career, joined George Conly, a bass singer with the company, for a pleasure outing on the lake.

A portion of George Carlin's ashes were scattered here in 2008 after his cremation.



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