Walden Pond

1.5 mi. S of Concord, Concord, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000790.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Walden Pond State Reservation

From Wikipedia:

Walden Pond

Walden Pond is a historic pond in Concord, Massachusetts, in the United States. A good example of a kettle hole, it was formed by retreating glaciers 10,000–12,000 years ago. The pond is protected as part of Walden Pond State Reservation, a 335-acre (136 ha) state park and recreation site managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation. The reservation was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association with the writer Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), whose two years living in a cabin on its shore provided the foundation for his famous 1854 work, Walden; or, Life in the Woods. The National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ensured federal support for the preservation of the pond.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793759

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