 squantz pond state park is a connecticut state park located  north of danbury in the town of new fairfield. the park sits on the southwestern shore of squantz pond and offers opportunities for swimming, fishing, hiking and boating. the park is bordered to the west by pootatuck state forest. ==history== settlers from fairfield, connecticut received approval from the general assembly to establish a new township and they negotiated with chief squantz of the schaghticoke (tribe), a tribe of algonquian lineage. alternatively, it is told that they did not negotiate with chief squantz because he moved to the north end of squantz pond land area and refused to "sell" the township of new fairfield, but they continued to send lawyers and finally got the drawn marks of several other native people who may not have had authority to sell the land. (reference is a history book on new fairfield.) they "purchased" a 32,000 acre (130&nbsp;kmÂ²) tract of land, that is now new fairfield and sherman, for the equivalent of about 300 dollars and on april 24, 1729, the deed was recorded on may 9, 1729, and is now deposited in the archives of the state capitol in hartford, connecticut. it is said that squantz pond state park takes its name from chief squantz who lived at the northern tip of the lake, which is now separated from the rest of candlewood lake by the route 39 causeway. before becoming a state park, the area around squantz pond was also a farm and an apple orchard. despite many changes to the land, the presence of the original residents is still marked by occasionally uncovered artifacts such as stone adzes, mallets and other tools. the remains of an indian canoe over 22 feet long and 5 feet wide was raised from the bottom 
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