Watson Pond State Park is a small state park in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. It comprises Watson Pond, an unofficially-designated dirt beach area, a parking lot off Bay Street, restroom facilities and a picnic area.
Watson Pond State Park was named as one of the 1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts by the Great Places in Massachusetts Commission.
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These red and golden juices,
And pay my vows to Abstinence,
That pallidest of Muses?”
—Sir William Watson (18581935)
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—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)
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—Samuel Richardson (16891761)
“Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his comb and spare shirt, leathern breeches and gauze cap to keep off gnats, with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)