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Crystal Lake Park. Crystal Lake was north-east of Rockville on the Trolley Line to Stafford Springs. I would include a map of old Trolley right-of-way but shrinking the image would I presume make the small detail un-readable.


In 1912, service was opened between Rockville and Hartford. The Stafford route was extended along the present Rt-30 to join the Rockville Trolley at Crystal Lake. The Rockville Trolley had extended from Grove Street Station first to Shenipsit Lake, passing thru what is now the Saint Bernard Cemetery. Crossed present Rt 74 & up the East side of the Lake past the now gone recreation site. It later was extended to the Crystal Lake Hotel.....