Silver Lake, Massachusetts

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Silver Lake
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"The Lake"
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Silver Lake
Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°34′10″N71°11′28″W / 42.56944°N 71.19111°W / 42.56944; -71.19111 Coordinates: 42°34′10″N71°11′28″W / 42.56944°N 71.19111°W / 42.56944; -71.19111 [1]
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Massachusetts.svg  Massachusetts
County Middlesex
Towns Wilmington, Tewksbury
Named for Silver Lake
ZIP Codes
01887, 01876
Area code(s) 978

Silver Lake is an unincorporated village in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, [1] in the towns of Wilmington and Tewksbury. It is centered around its namesake lake in Wilmington, Silver Lake.

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Points of Interest

The shore of the lake features the Town Beach at Silver Lake, [2] as well as Fullerton Park [3] and Landry Park. [3]

A portion of the historic Middlesex Canal runs under Lake Street, and a small pedestrian bridge named Burnap's Bridge [4] is located further up the canal.

Other natural features in the area include a forest named Silver Lake Pines, Lubbers Brook, and Mud Pond.

Former MBTA station

Silver Lake used to contain an MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line station, which had service until January 18, 1965. [5] The station building was abandoned around 1943 to reduce the Boston and Maine Railroad tax bill. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Silver Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. "Town Beach at Silver Lake | Town of Wilmington MA". www.wilmingtonma.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. 1 2 "Silver Lake, Town of Wilmington, Ma". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. "MIDDLESEX CANAL COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY". www.middlesexcanal.org. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
  6. "B.& M. Wants Shelters Instead of 13 Stations". Boston Globe. December 15, 1942. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.