Walk around the lake, sit on a bench and
watch the ducks. A recent dredging promises
to slow down the eutrophication
process that's common in shallow, man-made ponds, especially those
in highly developed areas.
HISTORY:
1664
John Spring build
grist mill on Smelt Brook, creating the mill pond.
1880s
Renamed Silver
Lake and used for harvesting ice, stored in an icehouse on the
riverbank and delivered to Newton homes in summer.
1897
Pond landscaped
for residential development. Dam was replaced with concrete.
1992
Pond dredging
paid for by $260,000 in state funding.
ADVOCATES & CARETAKERS:
Bullough's Pond Association
598 Walnut Street
Newtonville, MA 02460
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The
Boston Globe said that Diana Muir's Reflections
in Bullough's Pond is "an extraordinary book, a combination
of polemic and all-encompassing scholarship."
A scene in the 2008 movie The Women was filmed at Bullough's Pond.
