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Walker Pond
Location of Walker Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Walker Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Walker Pond
Location in Massachusetts
Location of Walker Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Location of Walker Pond in Massachusetts, USA.
Walker Pond
Location in the United States
Location Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°08′20″N 72°03′35″W / 42.13889°N 72.05972°W / 42.13889; -72.05972
Basin countries United States
Surface area 104 acres (42 ha)
Average depth 7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Max. depth 16 ft (4.9 m)
Surface elevation 581 ft (177 m)

Walker Pond is a body of water in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, situated off Route 49 on the way to Wells State Park.

History

The pond took its name from settler Rachael "Walker" Smith, a local resident who raised twelve Italian children there. (The house, since demolished, was called the Perez Walker House in memory of Nathaniel Walker's grandson, a prominent townsman.) The traditional Indian name did not, however, stick.

Fishing

According to a 1980 survey, the pond contains largemouth bass, chain pickerel, yellow perch, white perch, bluegill, pumpkinseed, brown bullhead, white suckers, and golden and bridled shiners. It is a popular place for ice fishing.

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