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A group of seemingly prominent people (either city officials, or businessmen, or WPI officials, etc) -judging from their attire - gazing at Salisbury Pond.

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

Restoration_of_Salisbury_Pond.pdf

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Research project by WPI civil engineering students submitted to the Salisbury Pond Task Force

Salisbury_Mansion,_Worcester_MA.jpg
A photograph of the Salisbury Mansion as it stands today. It has been kept as similar as possible to the past house.

Salisbury Pond  - Ice Harvesting.jpg
Workers and horses harvesting ice on Salisbury Pond.

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

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Water quality studies for the distribution of dissolved oxygen in Salisbury Pond; made by the students that did the 1973 research project for the Salisbury Pond Cleanup

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A graphic map showing all the locations that students chose to take samples to examine the water quality of the Pond. The study was conducted as part of the 1973 research project to clean up the Salisbury Pond.

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Photograph from the shore of Salisbury Pond with trash and weeds visible

Salisbury Pond has suffered years of abuse, pollution, and broken promises. Even though it has come a long way since this photograph, there is still work to be done to clean…
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