Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Spooner purchased "Osceola House" in 1905. The house may have been abandoned, probably because of the big freeze. It was in disrepair but they transformed the house into a showplace and changed its name to "Weatogue."
According to a newspaper clipping found in the "Weatogue" guestbook, "Mr. Spooner gave his wife the privilege of naming their new home, and Mrs. Spooner, remembering the early days and friends, chose "Weatogue." Mr. Spooner looked up the name in Trumbull's History of Old Names and also consulted the Congressional Library in Washington and found the meaning; 'camping ground' or 'here we camp.' "
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