Providing a glimpse into the changes the park has experienced over the last ~100 years.
WPI Rope Pull
This image depicts the 1927 WPI Rope Pull competition with about 20 WPI students in waist-deep water. In the near background is the small island. In the far background are smokestacks from the Northworks factories.
Flash forward to today and the smokestacks of the old factories are gone, and some of the pine trees in the background appear to be as tall as the old smokestacks were. New to the scene are the invasive reeds (light brown patch in the middle background of this photo) that have spread throughout the pond. Additionally, one can see overgrowth on the pond's edge limiting visibility. Sadly, the depth of the water where the young men once walked waist-deep in 1927 can now be measured in inches.
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