Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

From collection Place List - History Trust

Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

4.3 mi SW of Boston C.H.; City of Boston. 68 acres in size with a maximum depth of 53 feet.

Details

Purported to be a Native name meaning "abundance of beavers" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).
56 feet
42.3174046
-71.1206494