Walden Pond

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Walden Pond is a small glacial lake in Concord, Massachusetts, best known as the setting of Henry David Thoreau’s book "Walden" and a symbol of natural simplicity and transcendentalist philosophy.

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Walden Pond canonical 13
Walden Pond (Concord, Massachusetts) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake
natural lake
basinCountry United States
coordinateLatitude 42.438
coordinateLongitude -71.347
country United States
elevationAboveSeaLevel 119 meters
formedBy glacial activity
hasDesignation National Historic Landmark
hasEcosystemType temperate forest and freshwater lake
hasEvent Thoreau’s experiment in simple living
hasRecreationArea Walden Pond State Reservation
hasReplica replica of Thoreau’s cabin
hasShoreLength about 1.7 miles
about 2.7 kilometers
hasStructure site of Thoreau’s cabin
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Natural Landmark
inhabitedSeasonallyBy Henry David Thoreau
inspiredWork "Walden; or, Life in the Woods"
locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
New England
locatedInProtectedArea Walden Pond State Reservation
managedBy Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
maximumDepth about 31 meters
near Fitchburg Line railroad
linked to: Fitchburg Line

Route 2 (Massachusetts)
nearbyCity Concord, Massachusetts
Lincoln, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
notableFor association with Henry David Thoreau
setting of the book "Walden"
symbol of natural simplicity
symbol of transcendentalist philosophy
ownedBy Commonwealth of Massachusetts
linked to: Massachusetts
partOf Walden Pond State Reservation
partOfMovement American transcendentalism
linked to: Transcendentalism
popularFor boating
fishing
hiking
swimming
protectedSince 1922
surfaceArea about 0.25 square kilometers
about 61 acres
touristAttraction yes
visitedBy Henry David Thoreau
waterType freshwater

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Concord, Massachusetts hasLandmark Walden Pond
The Ponds mainSubject Walden Pond
The Ponds setIn Walden Pond
Walden Pond (Lynn) distinctFrom Walden Pond (Concord, Massachusetts)
linked to: Walden Pond
Orchard House near Walden Pond
Emerson House nearbyAttraction Walden Pond
Middlesex County, Massachusetts contains Walden Pond
subject linked to: Middlesex County
Concord, Massachusetts knownFor Walden Pond
Concord, Massachusetts hasHistoricSite Walden Pond
subject linked to: Concord