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| Tuxis Pond | |
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  Tuxis Pond  Tuxis Pond | |
| Location | New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°16′51.3″N 72°35′50″W / 41.280917°N 72.59722°W |
| Type | lake |
Tuxis Pond,[1] occasionally spelled Tunxis, is a small pond located in the town of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut.[2] The pond is 3.58 acres (1.45 ha) in area. Three small streams run into it, and one runs out to sea. Tuxis Pond is about three feet (0.9 m) above sea level.[1] The shores are mostly rocky with little sand or soil. Many nearby businesses have taken the name of the pond, including a lumber company, bookseller, grill, highway, golf club, art show, and assisted living facility.
The pond was previously known to Native Americans as Tuxisshoag or Tuckshishoag.[3]
The pond is bordered on its western edge by the Tuxis Pond Walkway, an elevated boardwalk that permits viewing of the pond's wetland habitats.[4] The walkway was contentiously approved in 1994 at an initial cost of $350,000,[5] and an additional $400,000 in state funds were secured for the walkway's refurbishment in 2016.[6]
- ^ a b "Tuxis Pond". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ "Map and Nautical Charts of Madison, CT – US Harbors".
- ^ Trumbull, James Hammond (1881). Indian Names of Places, Etc., in and on the Borders of Connecticut: With Interpretations of Some of Them. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. p. 74. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
- ^ "Greater New Haven Cultural & Visitors Guide" (PDF). City of New Haven. 2012. p. 68. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Marlene H. (June 9, 1994). "Voters Approve Walkway After Spirited Meeting". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Roos, Zoe (June 21, 2016). "Madison Secures $400,000 for Tuxis Walkway". Zip06.com. Shore Publishing. Retrieved October 6, 2016.