Mary's Pond
Mary’s Pond | |
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Location | Rochester, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 41°45′20″N 70°47′30″W / 41.75556°N 70.79167°WCoordinates: 41°45′20″N 70°47′30″W / 41.75556°N 70.79167°W |
Type | Kettle pond, sometimes called a “Morning Glory Pond” because of its circular shape. It has no inflow or outflow and is dependent on groundwater and rainfall. |
Primary inflows | none |
Primary outflows | none |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 81 acres (33 ha) |
Average depth | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Max. depth | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Mary’s Pond, also known as Marys Pond, is an 81-acre (330,000 m2) kettle pond in Rochester, Massachusetts. The pond is located east of Leonards Pond. The average depth is 12 feet (3.7 m), and the maximum depth is 32 feet (9.8 m). Rochester’s town beach is located on the northwestern shore of the pond along Mary’s Pond Road. Car top boats and canoes can be launched from the town beach.
The public beach is now closed. The town of Rochester Massachusetts maintains Mary's Pond Road. The State of Massachusetts oversees the water in Mary's Pond and keeps the pond stocked with fish. But who owns the beach? For most of the 20th century, Mary's Pond was a prime beach location for South-Eastern Massachusetts residents. It was always assumed that the Mary's Pond beach belonged to Plymouth County. Plans were laid by Rochester town officials to create a recreation area at Mary's Pond. As it turns out, a title search was made before the recreational area plans could proceed, months later it was discovered that since 1925 the beach at Mary's Pond has belonged to members of the Hiller family. The public beach at Mary's Pond never was public... and now it is closed.[1]
References
- ↑ Thomas, Rachel G. (January 11, 2011). "Mary's Pond beach is private". SouthCoast Today. Standard Times. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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