Much of what is now Coolidge State Forest was once cleared for tilled land and pasture, as evidenced by the extensive stonewalls and numerous foundations. In the late eighteen hundreds there was a small town immediately adjacent to Coolidge State Park (later becoming part of the Forest). Businesses known to have located there were a store, blacksmith shop, and the Glen House Hotel. Now the abandoned town of Five Corners offers park visitors a chance to try their luck at gold panning. Several people have obtained small nuggets and a good deal of gold dust from the streams in the vicinity of Five Corners. The best way to view Plymouth Five Corners is to hike up the brooks where one can easily view the stone foundations built up to the edge of the streams. One may even run across the remains of an old cellar hole while hiking these woods.

• Go for a hike through the woods and keep your eyes open for the remains of an old cellar hole.