Ell Pond (Massachusetts)

Ell Pond
Gazebo at the pond
Gazebo at Ell Pond in April 2010
Location of lake in Massachusetts.
Location of lake in Massachusetts.
Ell Pond
Location within Massachusetts
LocationMiddlesex County, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°27′39″N 71°03′52″W / 42.4607°N 71.0645°W / 42.4607; -71.0645
Typelake

Ell Pond is a lake in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.[1] The pond is 0.3 miles (480 m) north of Melrose city center.[1]

Ell Pond, formerly also written "L Pond", was so named on account of its L-shape.[2] A variant name is "Crystal Pond".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ell Pond
  2. ↑ Goss, Elbridge Henry (1876). The Centennial Fourth: Historical Address Delivered in Town Hall, Melrose, Mass., July 4, 1876. p. 32.
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