Bad Luck Pond

Bad Luck Pond (HM1231)

Location: Rehoboth, MA 02769 Bristol County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 49.534', W 71° 12.87'

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The name "Bad Luck" (origin unknown) has been associated with this area since the early 1700's. The Beverly and Kelton families operated a water powered saw mill for many years on the North side of the pond beginning in the 18th century.

Bad Luck Pond, as it exists today, was formed by the construction of a dam across Bad Luck Brook, on the far side of the pond in 1911, on a site of an earlier dam built in 1838, through neglect, the earlier dam had deteriorated and washed away with a roar June 2nd 1859. The rushing flood waters destroyed bridges in Rehoboth, and crushed part of the cotton mill in Rehoboth Village seeing the dam about to wash away,—— mounted his horse and rushed ahead of the flood, warning residents of the danger, so there were no injuries.

Presently, the pond, in conjunction with the Shad Factory Reservoir in south Rehoboth, supplies water to Bristol-Warren, R.I. water system.

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HM NumberHM1231
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Placed ByRehoboth Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 at 4:57am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 316095 N 4632780
Decimal Degrees41.82556667, -71.21450000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 49.534', W 71° 12.87'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 49' 32.04" N, 71° 12' 52.20" W
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Area Code(s)508, 774
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 146-150 Reservoir Ave, Rehoboth MA 02769, US
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