miles to sell produce from her garden, and was known as somewhat of a kleptomaniac. According to one local resident, "If she sold something to you, chances are good that it came from your garden!” A period of hard times in the early 20th century was the beginning of the end for Punkintown. The Sherburne mill closed in 1915. A forest fire in 1916 claimed several of Punkintown's homes and many of the trees. A tuberculosis outbreak in 1922 accelerated the decline, and the last of the dilapidated buildings was taken by another fire that same year. Punkintown Today Still in evidence today are the foundations, or "cellar holes," of several houses that were once home to some of Punkintown's former inhabitants. At the outlet of York Pond, at its southern tip, four of the foundations are still evident. According to the York County Map of 1856, the homes that sat on these foundations belonged to Ebenezer Plaisted, E. Emery, J. Emery, and W. Simpson. The Ebenezer Plaisted house was built sometime before 1800. Just south of the outlet by upper Bartlett Mill Pond (the rookery), granite posts support iron pipes that enclose a small graveyard containing the headstones of several families, including the Plaisteds, Emerys, and Lords. In 1985 a team of researchers from the University of New Hampshire did their best to piece together Punkintown's history. The team found eight cellar holes, two water holes, the remains of a dam, a wheel used in a sawmill, and various pathways, roads, and stone walls. They also located two graveyards, tons of cut rock, and several rock quarries. Though Punkintown road is no longer passable, about 1000' of the South Berwick end is still in use today. It terminates at Route 236 where it serves a few families and one small business. Eliot preserved a much longer stretch of road, about 3400', which is home to about a dozen Eliot families. From the Eliot end, the old Punkintown village is accessible only by foot or non-motorized bicycle via a narrow wooden footbridge that passes over the outlet of York Pond. Some motor vehicle access is possible from the South Berwick end with a four wheel drive truck. Bartlett Hill on the 1856 Map of York County is now home to a set of antenna towers for cellular telephone companies and WSHK-FM Kittery. Today To date, no significant efforts have been