Accord Pond

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Accord, a village in Hingham on the Hingham/Norwell town line, lies on the northeastern shore of the reservoir along Route 53. Being a public water supply, swimming, boating and fishing are not allowed.[1]

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In the 1870s plans were made for constructing a town water supply using Accord Pond, and work at the Accord Pond end began in 1879. The gates feeding water into the pipes, which activated the system, were opened on June 23, 1880.[2]

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