Walker Pond
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| Walker Pond | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sturbridge, Massachusetts |
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| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 104 acres (42 ha)[1] |
| Average depth | 7.5 ft (2.3 m)[1] |
| Max. depth | 16 ft (4.9 m)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| References | [1] |
Walker Pond is a body of water in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, found off Route 49 on the way to Wells State Park.
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[edit] History
The pond took its name from settler Nathaniel Walker, a carpenter, and his wife Submit Brewer Walker, who built a house on the north end of the pond in 1748 and raised twelve children there.[2] (The house, since demolished, was called the Perez Walker House in memory of Nathaniel Walker's grandson, a prominent townsman.)[3][4] In 1894, the town of Sturbridge voted to rename the pond Tantousque Lake,[5] from an Indian word meaning "located between two breast-shaped hills."[6] The traditional Indian name did not, however, stick.
[edit] Fishing
According to a 1980 survey, the pond contains largemouth bass, chain pickerell, yellow perch, white perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, white suckers, and golden and bridled shiners.[1] It is a popular place for ice fishing.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Walker Pond Sturbridge (PDF). Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Josiah Temple (1887). History of North Brookfield, Massachusetts. North Brookfield, p. 769. OCLC 16274445. [1]
- ^ George Davis, A Historical Sketch of Sturbridge and Southbridge, 47.[2]
- ^ Nina Fletcher Little, American Decorative Wall Painting, 24.[3]
- ^ Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity (1894), 106[4]
- ^ Levi Chase, The Bay Path and Along the Way, 85.[5]
