New Bedford’s Brooklawn Park Has a Connection to Walden Pond
New Bedford, Massachusetts has a direct connection to Henry David Thoreau and the Walden Woods located in Concord.
Daniel Ricketson
When Cows Grazed at New Bedford’s Brooklawn Park
New Bedford's Brooklawn Park was once a private estate with apple orchards and cow pastures. The estate known as Brook Lawn became a city park in the late 1800s.