Bullough's Pond, a former mill pond located in
Newton, Massachusetts
Newton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is approximately west of downtown Boston. Newton resembles a patchwork of thirteen villages, without a city center. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the population of Ne ...
, is now a decorative pond in a suburban neighborhood, used for bird watching and walking. In the nineteenth century it was the site of a commercial ice business. Since the early 2000s, temperatures have warmed to the point that its winter ice is no longer thick enough to support skating safely.
Books
*''Once Around Bullough's Pond: A Native American Epic'', Douglas Worth, 1987
*''
Reflections in Bullough's Pond
''Reflections in Bullough's Pond: Economy and Ecosystem in New England'' is a book by Diana Muir. The Providence Journal called ''Bullough’s Pond'' "a masterpiece," and Publishers Weekly called it "lyrical". The Massachusetts Center for the Book ...
: Economy and Ecosystem in New England'',
Diana Muir, University Press of New England, 2000. Winner of the Massachusetts Book Award, 2001
Films
A scene from "
The Women," starring
Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominati ...
and
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Rich and Famous''. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap oper ...
, was filmed on the pond.
Major motion picture filming today in Newton: Newton TAB Blog
Notable residents
*Alex Beam
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He h ...
* Diana Muir
Image gallery
File:Waterfall, Newtonville, Mass.jpg, An early-20th-century postcard of Laundry Brook below Bullough's Pond dam
File:Bullough's Pond P1010477.jpg, Laundry Brook in 2016
File:Bullough's Pond 109 0933 r1.jpg, Bullough's Pond with Newton City Hall in the distance
File:Bullough's Pond IMG 5667.jpg, The pond in fall
References
External links
Bullough's Pond AssociationNewton ConservatorsCity of NewtonPhotos by Ellen Foust
{{Massachusetts lakes and ponds
Geography of Newton, Massachusetts
Lakes of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Ponds of Massachusetts