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BOSTWICK
LAKE
This scenic
gem, a happy retreat from our teeming superhighways, is
named for the five Bostwick brothers, who bought it in 1927
from William H. Beal, of Deerfield.
When they
chose to sell it in 1967, because of the responsibilities it
involved, the governing bodies of the Townships of Alloway,
Hopewell, and Upper Deerfield saw an opportunity to take
advantage of a blessing provided by the Estate of Frank H.
Stewart, of Woodbury, and own it jointly, so as to preserve
it intact for posterity. Such a beauty spot, they felt, was
much too precious to fall victim to piecemeal development.
The Lake's welfare is controlled today by a resident
superintendent and three commissioners, one for each
township having a special interest in the Lake. These
commissioners believe that Isaac, Garrie, Morvin, Eugene,
and Harold Bostwick would all be pleased to see their intent
so well carried out.
Nature
lovers in this area are hence the beneficiaries of the wise
planning which the aforementioned public spirited citizens
dedicated to a high purpose in 1967.
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