Spot Pond
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Removal of sludge during the construction of the reservoir , September 5, 1899
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Memorial stone "Where Shute Fell"
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The Spot Pond is a drinking water reservoir in Middlesex County of the US state of Massachusetts . The pond is on the Middlesex Fells Reservation , a state park in Massachusetts.
history
Spot Pond got its name in 1632 by the governor John Winthrop .
In the lake is Great Island, an inland island with a granite memorial stone with the mysterious inscription “Where Shute Fell” (Where Shute Fell). It is not known who set the memorial stone and on what occasion. Possibly it refers to a wrestler from Haywardsville , as many prize fights were fought on the island in the 19th century.
Spot Pond gave its name to the Spot Pond Archeological District , the site of the abandoned Haywardsville settlement near the Hayward Rubber Works' rubber mills .
Coordinates: 42 ° 27 '8 " N , 71 ° 5' 46.2" W.
Individual evidence
- ^ US Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spot Pond
- ↑ Middlesex Fells Reservation . Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Annual Reports, with Mayor's Inaugural Address 1919, p. 136.
- ↑ Steve Annear: Mystery surrounds granite marker on Stoneham island . In: Boston Globe . June 20, 2016. Accessed March 9, 2018.
- ↑ Alison C. Simcox, Douglas L. Heath: Middlesex Fells. Arcadia Publishing, 2015.
- ↑ Middlesex Fells Reservation . National Park Service. Retrieved March 9, 2018.