Spot Pond

Spot Pond is a lake in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.[1] The pond is within the Middlesex Fells Reservation, a Massachusetts state park.[2]

Hauling muck during construction, 5 Sept 1899
The Shute marker 'Where Shute Fell' on Great Island

Spot Pond was named in 1632 by colonial governor John Winthrop.[3]

The pond contains Great Island, a lake island. Great Island is known to contain an old granite marker with the mysterious inscription "Where Shute Fell". It is unknown who installed the marker, and for what reason.[4] Possibly, it is related to a Wrestler from Haywardsville, as many wrestling matches and prizefights were held on the island.[5]

Spot Pond lends its name to the Spot Pond Archeological District, the site of the former Hayward Rubber Works and an extinct mill town.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spot Pond
  2. "Middlesex Fells Reservation". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. Annual Reports, with Mayor's Inaugural Address. 1919. p. 136.
  4. Annear, Steve (20 June 2016). "Mystery surrounds granite marker on Stoneham island". Boston Globe. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. Alison C. Simcox, Douglas L. Heath: Middlesex Fells. Arcadia Publishing, 2015.
  6. "Middlesex Fells Reservation". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

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