Collect Pond was used as a terms of boundary for night watch duties in 1731 under John Montgomerie's charter during the British rule in New York City. [1]
The pond was home to a copious amount of fish, in fact legislation was passed in 1734 preventing the use of nets in the pond. This was prior to the extreme pollution to the pond, which included the dumping of dead animals. [2]
 | This is a user sandbox of Ccash. You can use it for testing or practicing edits. This is not the sandbox where you should draft your assigned article for a dashboard.wikiedu.org course. To find the right sandbox for your assignment, visit your Dashboard course page and follow the Sandbox Draft link for your assigned article in the My Articles section. |