Jamaica Plain (pop.place): Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

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Jamaica Plain (pop.place): Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

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Jamaica Plain (pop.place): 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.

Place Class

Lake-Pond

Historical Context

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

Elevation

56 feet

Latitude (decimal)

42.3174046

Longitude (decimal)

-71.1206494

General Note

ID Key: ACAD - Acadia National Park; GNIS - Geographic Names Information System (USA); GNS - Geographic Names System (Canada); NRHP - National Register of Historic Places.