Boot Pond (Plymouth, Massachusetts)

Boot Pond
Location of Boot Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Boot Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Boot Pond
Location of Boot Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Boot Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Boot Pond
LocationPlymouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°53′45″N 70°39′45″W / 41.89583°N 70.66250°W / 41.89583; -70.66250
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area76 acres (31 ha)

Boot Pond is a 76-acre (310,000 m2) pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts within the Eel River watershed. The pond is located west of South Pond village, northwest of Gunners Exchange Pond and Hoyts Pond, and north of Myles Standish State Forest. The pond is a secondary municipal water supply for the Town of Plymouth.

Boot Pond was so named on account of its boot-shaped outline.[1]

References

  1. ^ Davis, William Thomas (1883). Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth: Part I. Historical Sketch and Titles of Estates. Part II. Genealogical Register of Plymouth Families. A. Williams. p. 150.