Travel around the Pond with the Jamaica Plain Historical Society on Saturday, August 10 from 11 – 12:30. Once a district that only included the houses of Boston’s elite, the Pond later was put to industrial use as tons of ice were harvested each winter. Learn about the movers and shakers such as Francis Parkman and James Michael Curley who made their homes on the Pond’s shores. Discover how the Pond was transformed from private estates and warehouses into the parkland we know today.
The tour is free to the public. Tours last between 60 and 90 minutes and are canceled in case of heavy rain. No reservations are required, just meet the guide at the bandstand, 507 Jamaicaway in Jamaica Plain.
