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Walden Pond

American  

noun

  1. a pond in NE Massachusetts, near Concord: site of Thoreau's cottage and inspiration for his book Walden, or Life in the Woods.


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Our teachers took us to Plymouth Rock, Bunker Hill, Walden Pond, Salem, and most novel for a group of teenage Manhattanites, a real-life mall, the kind we saw only on television.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Thorson, a professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Connecticut, is the author of “The Guide to Walden Pond.”

From The Wall Street Journal

After living on both coasts, he moved back to New England to a rural spot one town over from Walden Pond.

From New York Times

Henry David Thoreau lived alone for two years in a tiny shack he built overlooking Walden Pond.

From Washington Post

Your destination would be Concord and Walden Pond, with Thoreau’s “Walden” to help you orient yourself.

From New York Times