Hammond Pond Reservation

Coordinates: 42°19′30″N 71°10′36″W / 42.32500°N 71.17667°W / 42.32500; -71.17667
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Hammond Pond Reservation
Map showing the location of Hammond Pond Reservation
Map showing the location of Hammond Pond Reservation
Location of Hammond Pond Reservation
Map showing the location of Hammond Pond Reservation
Map showing the location of Hammond Pond Reservation
Hammond Pond Reservation (the United States)
LocationMiddlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°19′30″N 71°10′36″W / 42.32500°N 71.17667°W / 42.32500; -71.17667
Area78 acres (32 ha)[1][2]
Elevation180 ft (55 m)
Established1916
OperatorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteHammond Pond Reservation
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hammond Pond Reservation

Hammond Pond Reservation is a woodland park in Newton, Massachusetts. Hammond Pond is located within the park.[3]

The park is a part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. The first piece of land that would become the park was bought from John Lowell in 1916.[4][5] There are trails there that go to Webster Woods and Houghton Garden.[6] The MBTA Green Line (Riverside Branch) runs through the park from East to West, and the Hammond Pond Parkway runs through the park from North to South.

Hammond Pond is as a Massachusetts "Great pond".[7] The pond and reservation are named after the Hammond family, which settled in the area in the 17th century.[8]

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  1. Protected and recreational open space datalayer, Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
  2. "Hammond Pond". Lake-Link.com. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  3. "Hammond Pond Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. Southern Middlesex Recorded/Registered Land. Book 4060, Page 67: Middlesex South Registry of Deeds. Retrieved 20 June 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. "Webster Conservation Area and Hammond Pond Reservation". Newton Conservators. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. "Houghton Garden". Newton Conservators. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. "Massachusetts Great Ponds List". Mass.Gov. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. "Chestnut Hill". Historic Newton. Retrieved 1 December 2021.

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