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

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…

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)

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

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

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

A newspaper article describing the proposed layout of Institute Park along with the gift from Stephen Salisbury

A quote from Edward Winslow Lincoln about the donation of Institute Park from Stephen Salisbury and his conditions. The quote was from an article.

An article from Worcester Public Works and Parks describing Institute Park and it's history. Speaks of its creation and how certain pieces got added.

An article from Coombs' Chronicles of Worcester about Institute Park. It talks about the creation and gift of the park.