Black Jimmy Pond

41°49′46″N 70°34′10″W / 41.82944°N 70.56944°W / 41.82944; -70.56944Basin countriesUnited StatesSurface area9 acres (3.6 ha)SettlementsCedarville

Black Jimmy Pond, also known as Hyles Pond, is an 9-acre (36,000 m2)[1]: 106  pond in the Cedarville[citation needed] section of Plymouth, Massachusetts.[2] The pond is located northwest of Hedges Pond[2] and northeast[citation needed] of Little Herring Pond.[2]

In 2021, a 3-year-old toddler went into pond, became unconscious, and then was airlifted to Boston Children's Hospital.[3]

Black Jimmy was a counselor at Camp Clark, located on the northern side of Hyles Pond. He was a very personable young man, beloved by the children at the camp. Until one night he killed his wife at the camp. Stricken with regret and fear of being caught, using a picnic table he hung himself on the south side of the pond. His body was found by campers on a nature hike the following day. Since then, many campers have reported seeing the ghost of Black Jimmy's wife in the lodge at Camp Clark.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts Year 2016 Integrated List of Waters" (PDF). www.mass.gov. December 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Town of Plymouth Pond and Lake Atlas" (PDF). www.theherringpondswatershed.org. May 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ "3-Year-Old Pulled From Plymouth Pond And Flown To Hospital". Plymouth, MA Patch. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
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