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Newton Park and Conservation Lands
ADMINISTERED BY: Boston
Parks and Recreation
FEATURES:
Located within Gallagher Memorial Park, this
urban pond is a watering hole for swan, Canada geese, heron, and
rabbits. A pleasant walk around two-thirds of the pond takes you
through the small park and along Lake Shore Road.
The pond is fed by Dana Brook, which flows
from Newton. A recent dredging of the pond removed 30,000 cubic
yards of sediment and deepened it from two to five feet.
HISTORY:
| 1855 |
Created by William
C. Strong for ice making. He also built large greenhouses and
nurseries in the area. |
| 1858 |
Malcolm Chandler
bought the east side of the pond and the adjacent icehouse.
Chandler had previously owned an ice cutting operation at Hammond
Pond, and he was the one who later developed Waban as a suburb. |
| 1925 |
Houses built around
the pond. |
| 1941 |
City of Boston
built Alice Gallagher Memorial Park on southwest edge of the
pond. |
| 1999 |
Chandler Pond
was dredged. |
ADVOCATES & CARETAKERS:
 ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
History
of Chandler Pond
Interviews
with Local Residents
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