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 Hi Everyone, perhaps someone out there can help me with this=2E Next week, =
the town will decide whether or not to approve money that ultimately would b=
e used for dredging the Mill Pond in West Tisbury=2E It is one of the Origin=
al properties in the WTHD, and the HDC and WTHDC  are in favor of dredging i=
t to keep it from filling in and turning to marsh=2E It has been dredged per=
iodically in the past=2E The pond is symbolic of the founding of the town, a=
nd is on the town seal of incorporation=2E The community built up around it,=
 and the mill associated with it, which is on the National Register=2E=20
There is a movement afoot in the town to remove the dam and let the pond rev=
ert to a stream, since that's what is was a century or two=2E The state wild=
life dept is in favor of removing all manmade ponds, and they have been here=
 in support of that=2E=20
I was looking for examples of other historic man made ponds that have great =
significance to the towns they are located in, and curious as to whether or =
not they require maintenance=2E I was esp curious about Walden Pond, I under=
stand it is natural, a kettle hold, but has it required main thence? Dredgin=
g?=20
All info appreciated=2E Although the town probably cannot allow the dam to b=
e destroyed, they could certainly remove the boards that control the water l=
evel, amounting to the same thing more or less=2E=20
Thank you=2E=20
Nancy Dole
West Tisbury Historic District Commission
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Sometime in the 19th c=2E, in Arlington (then West Cambridge) a farmer named=
 Hill dammed a small stream and built a pond to water his cattle=2E&nbsp; Ar=
ound the end of the 19th c=2E the Town took Hill's Pond and many surrounding=
 acres to create Menotomy Rocks Park=2E&nbsp; The pond was dredged some year=
s ago, and needs annual treatment for invasive plants=2E&nbsp; All this is i=
n the Town budget, and considered non-controversial=2EJohn Worden=
Arlington HDC ------ Original Message ------- F=
rom : Nancy Dole[mailto:ndole at verizon=2Enet] Sent =
: 4/1/2014 5:13:30 PM To : masshistpres at cs=
=2Eumb=2Eedu Cc : Subject : RE=
: [MassHistPres] Mill Pond Hi Everyone, perhaps someone out there ca=
n help me with this=2E Next week, the town will decide whether or not to app=
rove money that ultimately would be used for dredging the Mill Pond in West =
Tisbury=2E It is one of the Original properties in the WTHD, and the HDC and=
 WTHDC are in favor of dredging it to keep it from filling in and turning t=
o marsh=2E It has been dredged periodically in the past=2E The pond is symbo=
lic of the founding of the town, and is on the town seal of incorporation=2E=
 The community built up around it, and the mill associated with it, which is=
 on the National Register=2E There is a movement afoot in the town to re=
move the dam and let the pond revert to a stream, since that's what is was a=
 century or two=2E The state wildlife dept is in favor of removing all manma=
de ponds, and they have been here in support of that=2E I was looking fo=
r examples of other historic man made ponds that have great significance to =
the towns they are located in, and curious as to whether or not they require=
 maintenance=2E I was esp curious about Walden Pond, I understand it is natu=
ral, a kettle hold, but has it required main thence? Dredging? All info =
appreciated=2E Although the town probably cannot allow the dam to be destroy=
ed, they could certainly remove the boards that control the water level, amo=
unting to the same thing more or less=2E Thank you=2E Nancy Dole =
West Tisbury Historic District Commission ******************************<=
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