At age 77, I look back with fondness at Moodus. My grandparents lived on the hill behind the Synagogue (Axelrods?). It was accessed by a narrow driveway between the buildings. The Synagogue was formerly a Congregational Church, built on land donated by my Great-grandfather, Asa Hyde Harris who was a Dancemaster in Moodus.
A visit to Grandma's (Mrs. Edwin Hazen Harris) was always a treat and to stay a week was even better. My uncle Raymond Harris was friendly with a lot of the camp owners so I got to see some of them at the height of summer.
Three generations of Harrises are buried at the Southwest corner of The Methodist Hill Cemetery across the street.
I remember the Cone Mill at the bottom of the hill and all the houses near it. The Smiths and the Turczyks.
Redevelopment wiped out most of what I remember, but I suppose it was inevitable.
Thanks for the memories.
--Richard D. Harris, Avon, CT
From 1999 to 2012, present and past residents of East Haddam emailed their memories to this blog, which has now been incorporated into EastHaddamStories.org. Comments are open for the current posts. Please email your own memories of life in town, to admin@EastHaddamStories.org.
Wednesday, December 25, 2002
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