Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Fresh Pond is a reservoir and park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, {{coor dm|42|23|N|71|9|W|type:landmark}}. Its grounds were designed in 1897 by the renowned Olmsted Brothers landscape design firm. Prior to its use as a reservoir, Fresh Pond ice had been harvested by Boston's "Ice King", Frederic Tudor, for shipment to tropical areas around the world.

Related Topics:
Reservoir - Cambridge, Massachusetts - Olmsted Brothers - Frederic Tudor

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Fresh Pond Reservation consists of a 155 acre (627,000 m²) kettle hole lake, and 162 acres (656,000 m²) of surrounding land, with a 2.25 mile (3.6 km) perimeter road popular with walkers and cyclists, and a 9 hole golf course http://www.freshpondgolf.com. In the mid 1800s, the Pond was privately owned and home to a flourishing ice industry, for ice shipped as far as Europe, China, and India. In 1852, the Pond became the City's drinking water supply. Nowadays, Fresh Pond is part of the overall Cambridge water system. Its water is fed to the pond via an aquaduct from the Cambridge reservoirs in Weston, Massachusetts, is purified at the Walter J. Sullivan Water Purification Facility adjacent to the Pond, then pumped upwards to Payson Park Reservoir in Belmont. From there it flows back to Cambridge by gravity, providing drinking water to residents and businesses.

Related Topics:
Kettle hole - Golf - Ice - Europe - China - India - Weston, Massachusetts - Belmont

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Fresh Pond Reservation can be reached via the Minuteman Bikeway or MBTA 72, 74, 75, and 78 buses. It is a 15 minute walk from Alewife Station on the MBTA Red line.

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Minuteman Bikeway - MBTA - 72 - 74 - 75 - 78 - Alewife Station - MBTA Red line

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