College Pond is a natural
kettlehole
A kettle (also known as a kettle hole, kettlehole, or pothole) is a depression or hole in an outwash plain formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters. The kettles are formed as a result of blocks of dead ice left behind by retreating g ...
pond in
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth ( ; historically also spelled as Plimouth and Plimoth) is a town in and the county seat of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. Located in Greater Boston, the town holds a place of great prominence in American history, folklor ...
, located in the
Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish State Forest is a state forest located in the towns of Plymouth and Carver in southeastern Massachusetts, approximately south of Boston. It is the largest publicly owned recreation area in this part of Massachusetts and is manag ...
northeast of
East Head Reservoir,
Three Cornered Pond,
New Long Pond and
Barrett Pond, and north of
Fearing Pond. There is a swimming beach and picnic area along the north shore of the pond.
College Pond may be named after a series, or collection, of nearby ponds.
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Ponds of Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ponds of Massachusetts
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