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The lake is located off Route 128 in Middlesex County. In 1991, the Friends of Lake Quannapowitt (FOLQ) was founded, which is a non-profit organization intended to protect and bring public awareness to the lake, as well as its nearby public areas. Large amounts of tar were found in the lake in 1999, a by-product of gas manufacturing from coal. [5]
The earliest settlers referred to the lake simply as the "Greate Pond" or "Reading Pond." Lake Quannapowitt, seen here, is the larger of Wakefield's two principal lakes, the other being Crystal Lake. Lake Quannapowitt is also home to the oldest inland yacht club in the United States, Quannapowitt Yacht Club, which was founded in 1886. Long ...
Lake Sabbatia; Lake Saltonstall (Massachusetts) Silver Lake (Plymouth County, Massachusetts) Stockbridge Bowl; Stony Brook (Charles River tributary, Weston) Stump Pond (Pembroke, Massachusetts) Sudbury Reservoir; Sugden Reservoir
Quonopohit (c. 1636—1712), also known as James Quannapowit, James Quanophkownatt, James Quannapohutt, and James Rumney Marsh, [1] [2] was the successor to whom Wenepoykin, sachem of the Naumkeag people, willed his territories in modern day northeastern Massachusetts at the time of his death in 1684. [3]
The town of Wakefield is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and was originally part of Reading, which was established in 1644 on the southern shore of Lake Quannapowitt. Wakefield broke away from Reading in 1818 as South Reading, and was renamed Wakefield in 1868.
By road, the distance around the pond is 1.86 miles, or almost exactly 3 km. Running this route starting at or near the high school is known as "running the pond," and is often a part of the tryouts for high school sports teams, where the potential team members must finish the pond running, but generally not under any time limit.
It is suspected to have been remodeled into the federal style from an earlier home built in circa 1727. It overlooks Lake Quannapowitt, and according to a 1989 study of historic sites in Wakefield, the house is "one of Wakefield's most imposing landmarks." [2] The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]
Wave Avenue is located north of downtown Wakefield, and is a two-block residential street just east of Lake Quannapowitt. This house is set on the south side of the street, facing north on a lot that slopes down west toward the lake. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a front-facing gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. A two ...