DOGTOWN DIARIES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillsgrove,_Rhode_Island (History of Hillsgrove) https://www.google.com/maps/ place/Hillsgrove,+RI+02886/@ 41.718649,-71.4483579,361m/ data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4! 1s0x89e44c285af791d9: 0x1d7691fc3d0ad8f3!8m2!3d41. 72611!4d-71.43972?hl=en (Google map of Hillsgrove) Big Canal was one of the Three Ponds that boarded Gustafsons farm. It's now the Whethersfield Commons. It's the pond that is right off Jefferson Blvd. right opposite of Best Tile company.The next pond is Small Canal ,the next pond was The Bog(cranberry).Further north was Petit's(Pitzee's) pond. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7202124,-71.4355878,1606a,35y,278.79h,39.1t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en (Pitzees machine shop opposite Big Canal) https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7177314,-71.4457619,129a,35y,278.79h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en ( " ' " " " ")above)` https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7251432,-71.4443861,3a,75y,243.86h,98.62t/d...