Sebbins Pond
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Sebbins Pond is an approximately 20 acres (80,937.2 m²) body of water in Bedford, New Hampshire
. It is located in the eastern part of the town, between Back River Road and the Everett Turnpike
. It is named for a man with the last name of Sebbins, who in 1735 set up shop at a site near the pond to make shingles, which he then dragged down to the nearby Merrimack River
to ship - two years before the first permanent settlement in Bedford in 1737.
Sebbins Pond is the largest body of water totally within the town boundaries. It is bounded on the southwest side by Camp Kettleford, which is owned and operated by the Swift Water Council of the Girl Scouts of America, which uses the pond for canoeing and swimming. The rest of Sebbins Pond is bounded by approximately 20 private homes, many of which are former summer cabins or houses that have been winterized and expanded. There is no public access to the pond.
The pond is fed by several springs and by a small stream draining from nearby Silver Springs Pond (a/k/a Muddy Pond on some maps). Its outlet is Sebbins Brook, which leads to dying Sandy Pond and then eastward to empty into the Merrimack River.
Due to its size, the pond itself is considered property of the State of New Hampshire
(which owns all water bodies of 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) or above in the state).
Bedford, New Hampshire
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2000, there were 18,274 people, 6,251 households, and 5,125 families residing in the town. The population density was 556.6 people per square mile . There were 6,401 housing units at an average density of 195.0 per square mile...
. It is located in the eastern part of the town, between Back River Road and the Everett Turnpike
Everett Turnpike
The Frederick E. Everett Turnpike, also called the Central New Hampshire Turnpike, is a toll road in New Hampshire, USA, running from the Massachusetts border at Nashua north to Concord...
. It is named for a man with the last name of Sebbins, who in 1735 set up shop at a site near the pond to make shingles, which he then dragged down to the nearby Merrimack River
Merrimack River
The Merrimack River is a river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport...
to ship - two years before the first permanent settlement in Bedford in 1737.
Sebbins Pond is the largest body of water totally within the town boundaries. It is bounded on the southwest side by Camp Kettleford, which is owned and operated by the Swift Water Council of the Girl Scouts of America, which uses the pond for canoeing and swimming. The rest of Sebbins Pond is bounded by approximately 20 private homes, many of which are former summer cabins or houses that have been winterized and expanded. There is no public access to the pond.
The pond is fed by several springs and by a small stream draining from nearby Silver Springs Pond (a/k/a Muddy Pond on some maps). Its outlet is Sebbins Brook, which leads to dying Sandy Pond and then eastward to empty into the Merrimack River.
Due to its size, the pond itself is considered property of the State of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
(which owns all water bodies of 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) or above in the state).
External links
- Camp Kettleford Swift Water Council site about Camp Kettleford
- Camp Kettleford Another Swift Water Council site about Camp Kettleford