Hammond Pond Reservation

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Hammond Pond Reservation
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Hammond Pond Reservation (Massachusetts)
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Hammond Pond Reservation (the United States)
Location Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 42°19′28″N71°10′15″W / 42.3243607°N 71.170823°W / 42.3243607; -71.170823 [1]
Area59 acres (24 ha) [2]
Elevation164 ft (50 m) [1]
Established1916
Administrator Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
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Hammond Pond Reservation is a protected woodland park in Newton, Massachusetts. It features Hammond Pond, fishing and hiking trails as well as formations of sandstone conglomerate and Roxbury puddingstone which are popular for rock climbing. [3] [4]

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The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston. Its first parcel was acquired from John Lowell in 1916. [5] [4] Trails connect it to the adjacent Webster Woods and Houghton Garden. [6] The MBTA Green Line (Riverside Branch) cuts through the connected park system from East to West, while Hammond Pond Parkway splits it from North to South.

Hammond Pond is listed 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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hammond Pond". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "2012 Acreage Listing". Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hammond Pond Reservation". Department of Conservation and Recreation. July 11, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Webster Conservation Area and Hammond Pond Reservation". Newton Conservators. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ Southern Middlesex Recorded/Registered Land. Book 4060, Page 67: Middlesex South Registry of Deeds. Retrieved June 20, 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. ↑ "Houghton Garden". Newton Conservators. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts Great Ponds List". Mass.Gov. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Chestnut Hill". Historic Newton. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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