The Pogue at Marsh-Billing-Rockefeller NHP

Pogue in early fall

NPS Photo

Quick Facts

Location:

Moderate hike just under 1 mile up carriage road

Significance:

During George Perkins Marsh's time on this land, the Pogue was a spring-fed fen. Frederick Billings dredged and dammed it in the 1880s to provide water for his estate. The Pogue provides a diversity of habitats for wildlife, including fish, turtles, frogs, ducks, herons.

Designation:

Pond/wetland

Amenities

1 listed

Scenic View/Photo Spot

The Pogue is a man-made, 14-acre pond tucked into the hills of the park's Mount Tom Forest. Naturally a spring-fed boggy area, it was created in the 1880s when an earthen dam was constructed. It is rumored to be bottomless! The origin of its name is still in question.

Please note: There is no swimming, fishing, or wading allowed in the Pogue.