Bullough's Pond

Bullough's Pond

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location = Newton, Massachusetts
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type = mill pond
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Bullough's Pond, a former mill pond located in Newton, Massachusetts, is now a decorative pond in a suburban neighborhood, used for bird watching and winter ice skating. In the nineteenth century it was the site of a commercial ice business. [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=BbRCLpp4ebkC&pg=PA80&dq=bullough%27s+pond&lr=&sig=hUYhlAeNWu4EMlpZnVG2U-H6-AI Excerpts from the book "Newton" by Thelma Fleishman] ]

Books

"Once Around Bullough's Pond: A Native American Epic", Douglas Worth, 1987

"Reflections in Bullough's Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England", Diana Muir, University Press of New England, 2000. [ [http://www.upne.com/features/MuirExcerpt.html University Press of New England | Excerpt, Reflections in Bullough’s Pond ] ] Winner of the Massachusetts Book Award, 2001 [http://www.massbook.org/reading_guides/reflections_bullough_pond_guide.pdf]

Films

A scene from "The Women," starring Annette Bening and Meg Ryan, was filmed on the pond. [ [http://blogs.townonline.com/newton/?p=10581 Major motion picture filming today in Newton: Newton TAB Blog ] ]

Notable residents

*Alex Beam
*Diana Muir

References


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