Narragansett Pond

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Narragansett Pond
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Narragansett Pond
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Narragansett Pond
Location Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°55′48″N70°44′07″W / 41.9299°N 70.7352°W / 41.9299; -70.7352
Type lake
Basin  countriesUnited States

Narragansett Pond is a lake in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. [1]

Narragansett Pond was so named in commemoration of an Indian battle near the pond in which many Narragansett people warriors died. [2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Narragansett Pond
  2. Davis, William Thomas (1883). Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth: Part I. Historical Sketch and Titles of Estates. Part II. Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families. A. Williams. p.  152.