1934 Aerial Photo of Lake Chaffee
Bottom right shows that what is presently MOTHER'S BEACH as a shallow inlet fed by a seasonal brook.
Near the top, portions of the dam are faintly visible and the property across the street from where the liquor store now stands consists of a small pond. Lake Chaffee's streets have yet to be created.
At the lower end of the photo, the lake actually abuts the road in two places. Those mini-coves were subsequently filled in and houses built on the fill.
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