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Newspaper article describing the potential planned improvements to the park such as the Norse Tower and foot bridge,

An account of the weather's effect on Worcester's various park trees

This image depicts Salisbury Pond and North Works when the pond went all the way to Grove St.

Benjamin Walker was a prominent Worcester citizen who held multiple public offices, and most notably co-founded the Walker Ice Company (the only Worcester Ice Company to harvest at Salisbury Pond)

Ice chips were a byproduct of natural ice harvesting. Cutting blocks of ice from the surface of the pond, sawing blocks into smaller blocks, and planing dirt from the surface of ice blocks all created large amounts of ice chips. At the end of the…

One of four Gazebos constructed in the park based on Salisbury's vision for the space.

This image shows us vehicles in Institute Park on the Shore of Salisbury Pond

A report from the Motor Age magazine published 1908 blocking off automobiles from entering the Park. These logs were used in all of the entrances of the park.

This is the street view showing the Causeway

In this image we see the Wire Mill and the Causeway not being present.