The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has awarded a grant to the Sugar Loaf Historical Society to recognize Sugar Loaf’s own “Hoop Snake Hill,” named for a colonial (and possibly Indigenous peoples’) legend about an enormous snake that would fashion its body into a giant hoop by holding its tail in its mouth at dusk and would then roll down the rock escarpment toward its terrified victims. Illustration provided by the Sugar Loaf Historical Society. Sugar Loaf. The hamlet is a part of American Folklore history The William G. Pomeroy Foundation has selected the Sugar Loaf Historical Society for its “Legends and Lore” Historical marker... Local News 08 Aug 2023 | 06:48
