Waramaug by Swimming Eel (Franklyn Bearce)

With Thanks to Tom Littledeer {http://tomslittledeer.blogspot.com/?m=1}

         “Waramaug (probably born about 1650) died in 1735 after fifty five years as a beloved and respected sachem and was buried on the eastern side of Lover's Leap Canyon.  A great monolith stone column marked the spot, surrounded by rocks and trinkets piled six feet high. Each stone represented an expression of care from a member of his tribe.  In the late 1880's, a family from Bridgeport bought the site and build a house on top of the grave site using many of the stones for the foundation..."

-       Swimming Eel (Franklyn Bearce)

Excerpt from a genealogy posted at: http://www.fatlosereviews.com/html/Men_Fat/men_face_fat/20130701/2192.html

(Note photo on top right in photo found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/corbettjames/5820905049/sizes/l/in/photostream/)

Some related posts (and stone piles): 

http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-few-bits-about-waramaugs-grave.html

Above a  James Porter photo from: http://rockpiles.blogspot.com/2007/11/ct-standing-stones-in-cairns.html 

And two Peter Waksman photos from: http://rockpiles.blogspot.com/2007/11/rock-pile-marking-boundary.html