▁The ▁Town ▁of ▁Qu ine b aug ▁was ▁renamed ▁P lain field ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁( 1 7 0 0 ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁Can ter bury ▁( the ▁area ▁of ▁P lain field ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Qu ine b aug ▁River ) ▁split ▁off ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁municipality . ▁The ▁name ▁P lain field ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁extensive ▁def or est ation ▁and ▁subsequent ▁numerous ▁fields ▁for ▁far ming ▁which ▁populated ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁sevent e enth , ▁eigh teenth ▁and ▁early ▁nin ete enth ▁centuries . ▁ ▁The ▁Qu ine b aug ▁River ▁runs ▁north ▁to ▁south ▁from ▁St ur bridge , ▁Massachusetts ▁through ▁the ▁western ▁border ▁of ▁P lain field ▁joining ▁the ▁Sh et uck et ▁River ▁in ▁Nor wich , ▁Connecticut ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Sh et uck et ▁joining ▁Connecticut ' s ▁Th ames ▁River ▁( Connect icut ). ▁ ▁Historic ▁sites ▁ ▁The ▁found ations ▁for ▁stone ▁cell ars ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁along ▁the ▁route ▁indicate ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁settlement s ▁and ▁far ms ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁nin ete enth ▁and ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁after ▁which ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁for ests . ▁In ▁particular ▁stone ▁found ations ▁and ▁extensive ▁stone ▁walls ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁trail ▁in ▁the ▁Hell ▁H ollow ▁Road ▁and ▁P ond ▁area . ▁ ▁P ach aug ▁State ▁Forest ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁forest ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁and