The ROLLING ROCK of Basin Pond Brook. Site of a disasterous flood in 1886, that destroyed the village of East Lee, and I believe 4 lives were lost. There was another tragedy in 1968 on the same brook, where 2 lives were lost. An 82-ton (estimate) boulder that was pushed down the stream by the force of the flood in 1886. Land locked Lee Land Trust property, check in with the first house on the right after passing under the tirnpike bridge on Chestnut Street in Lee for access. Photos courtesy of Christy Butler.

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