mark ed ▁trail ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Fl at ▁Rock ▁section ). ▁ ▁P ach aug ▁State ▁Forest ▁features ▁large ▁ext ents ▁of ▁und e velop ed ▁land , ▁consisting ▁of ▁m ature ▁growth s ▁of ▁hard wood ▁and ▁ever gre ens , ▁along ▁with ▁sw amp y ▁areas ▁having ▁extensive ▁coverage ▁by ▁Mountain ▁La ure l ▁and ▁other ▁shr ubs ▁and ▁smaller ▁trees . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁fol kl ore ▁ ▁The ▁Blue - B laz ed ▁Qu ine b aug ▁Tra il ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁Forest ▁and ▁Park ▁Association ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Blue - B laz ed ▁H ik ing ▁Tra il ▁system . ▁ ▁Origin ▁and ▁name ▁The ▁original ▁Blue - B laz ed ▁H ik ing ▁Tra ils ▁were ▁named ▁after ▁Native ▁American ▁people ▁and ▁place ▁names , ▁in ▁recognition ▁that ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁tra ils ▁followed ▁historic ▁foot ▁paths . ▁Tra ils ▁added ▁since ▁often ▁follow ▁this ▁convention , ▁so ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁BB HT ' s ▁have ▁Native ▁American ▁names . ▁ ▁The ▁Qu ine b aug ▁were ▁a ▁tribe ▁of ▁Alg on qu ian ▁speaking ▁people ▁occup ying ▁the ▁waters hed ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Qu ine b aug ▁River ▁in ▁Southern ▁New ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁period ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁" Qu ine b aug " ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 9 . ▁