Stump Pond, also known as Reservoir MA 94127, was a

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Pembroke, Massachusetts Pembroke is an historic town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Pembroke is a South Shore (Massachusetts), South Shore suburb of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. The town is located app ...

in the East Pembroke section of the town, east of the northern end of the Routes 14 and 53, west of Keene Pond and southwest of Arnold School Pond. Today, the area is part of the Burrage Pond Wildlife Management Area.

History

Stump Pond formed when Stump Brook—also known as Herring Brook or Swan Lake—was

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med for

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. Stump Brook is part of both the part of the Satucket and Taunton River watersheds. Before the dam, it was connected to Monponsett Pond. It was last sold to the city of Pembroke by the "Cranberry Conservation Corps" in April 2012 for $1.3 million as part of a larger, 268.49 acre piece of land.Address: 0 PLEASANT STREET Parcel ID: F12-16 Old Parcel ID: F12-17,18,--E12-38,46 NBC: D LUC: 930 Legal reference for the sale: 41255-60 - https://www.mapsonline.net/pembrokema/index.html#x=-7881000.623069,5172818.099936,-7876414.401373,5175094.490185 - https://pembroke.patriotproperties.com/Summary.asp?AccountNumber=5009

References

External links

Environment Protection Agency
Lakes of Plymouth County, Massachusetts Pembroke, Massachusetts Reservoirs in Massachusetts {{PlymouthCountyMA-geo-stub