The wetland was once a thriving 11-acre commercial cranberry bog operated by the Pamet Cranberry Company from 1892 to 1949. Every fall, workers from across the region harvested the berries, and local residents were then invited to pick those that remained. After the harvest, water from the Pamet River was pumped into the bog to protect the vines through the winter. In spring, workers weeded by hand, wearing stockings sewn over gloves to guard against poison ivy, and every few years the bogs were sanded to stimulate the vines and reflect sunlight onto the leaves. In one year, a record 166 barrels were loaded onto carts for the Truro Railroad Depot. Families, including children, labored in the bogs, and immigrant groups such as Cape Verdeans became an important source of labor. Workers were paid by the box rather than by the hour, and although the work was backbreaking, some preferred it to sweatshop-like factory conditions because it was outdoors and offered opportunities to socialize through storytelling, music, singing, dancing, and parties. The bog house served as a processing facility for berries downstairs and a dormitory for workers upstairs. Today, without workers' constant labor, shrubs and trees are reclaiming the bog, and in time the bog house will be the only visible reminder of this once bustling commercial bog.