Today, Ellis Pond in Norwood provides opportunities for fishing, paddle boating, walking and picnicking.
Some interesting history of Ellis Pond can be found in the booklet "Open Spaces" written by Patricia Fanning : "In 1832, Isaac Ellis and Joseph Day founded a wrapping-paper mill on Hawes Brook at the dam on the east end of Ellis Pond, located off today’s Walpole Street; the pond may actually have been created to provide power for the mill’s operation. Within two years, Day left the partnership but the enterprise continued in the Ellis family. By the mid-19th century, the[Ellis] family began to harvest ice from Ellis Pond thereby creating the Norwood Ice Company. At the outset the ice was not marketed widely but, under the direction of Isaac Ellis, the business evolved into a major industry. Shortly after ownership of the enterprise was transferred from Ellis to Winslow Brothers & Smith Company in 1909, the operation consisted of five mammoth ice houses. Cutting and storing the ice was such a fascinating process that the harvesting of the ice crop became family entertainment and people lined the shores of the pond to watch the men work. With the advent of manufactured ice, the company at first maintained a separate storage facility to house manufactured product in addition to the pond ice. Once refrigeration systems were perfected, however, the iceman’s age ended and the Norwood Ice Company passed into memory. In February of 1972 the Town of Norwood, through its Conservation Commission, purchased Ellis Pond with assistance from the Department of Natural Resources and the Self Help Program. Since that time, improvements have been made including clearing brush, constructing walking paths and adding signage."
This cache is hidden near a newly completed, short gravel path leading to Ellis Pond from Nichols Street, where parking is available.]
The cache consists of a small round plastic container covered with camoflague duct tape. BYOP. There is a wooden FTF coin for the cacher who finds this first.
Thank you for leaving the cache just as you found it. Also, please do not post any photos which give away its location to future cachers, so that everyone can enjoy the thrill of discovery! Happy caching!