At age 77, I look back with fondness at Moodus. My grandparents lived on the hill behind the Synagogue (Axelrod's?). It was accessed by a narrow driveway between the buildings. The Synagogue was formerly a Congregational Church, built on land donated by my Great-grandfather, Asa Hyde Harris who was a Dancemaster in Moodus.
A visit to Grandma's (Mrs. Edwin Hazen Harris) was always a treat and to stay a week was even better. My uncle Raymond Harris was friendly with a lot of the camp owners so I got to see some of them at the height of summer.
Three generations of Harrises are buried at the Southwest corner of The Methodist Hill Cemetery across the street.
I remember the Cone Mill at the bottom of the hill and all the houses near it. The Smiths and the Turczyks.
Redevelopment wiped out most of what I remember, but I suppose it was inevitable.
Thanks for the memories.
-Richard D. Harris, Avon, CT
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