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Walker Coal and Ice Company, located at 102 Thomas St.
Walker Coal and Ice Company Office
Walker Ice Company Truck
After using horse-drawn carts for a number of years, the Walker Ice Company switched to automobile-powered ice delivery, which increased their area of service and their productivity. This image shows one of their early trucks and accompanying ice…
Salisbury Pond with Weeds and Debris
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…
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…
Walker Ice Company
Later renamed to the Walker Coal and Ice Company, this company was the only company to commercially operate at Salisbury Pond in Institute Park. Walker Ice Company acquired multiple other local ice companies over the years, and was eventually…
Stephen Salisbury III Letter of Gift to the city, June 21, 1887
The letter Stephen Salisbury III sent to the mayor of Worcester upon gifting the park to the city, as printed in the Worcester Daily Telegram
Institute Park Pine Grove
An image of the Institute Park’s Pine Grove, with its original White Pine Trees which have since disappeared from the Island.
Saplings in the Early Stages of the Park
Pond-side view of the park before the growth of canopy cover.
1896 City of Worcester Parts of Ward 1
Map location of the once standing Walker Ice Company dwelling at Salisbury Pond, 1896
WALKER ICE COMPANY vs. AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE COMPANY
Hot water was a byproduct of manufacturing at American Steel and Wire which was dumped into Salisbury Pond in the winter of 1899-1900. When the hot water damaged the ice crop at Salisbury Pond, the Walker Ice Company sued for damages.
