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Newton Park and Conservation Lands
LOCATION: Brighton at Newton border
Location
and driving directions on Google Maps for entrance at:
Lake Shore Road
Newton Conservators trail map (Buy a copy of our trail guide)
Other maps and aerial
photos: Bing USGS
Nearby: Newton Commonwealth Golf Course
SIZE:
38 acres
LONGEST WALK : 0.6 miles
ACQUIRED: late 1930's
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 1999 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 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
Photo gallery
Photos on Flickr
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