I guess you haven't skipped a rock in a while, huh, right?

No, I'm definitely out of practice. Still, there's something mesmerizing about ponds like this one here at the edge of Newton, New Hampshire. Yeah, I know what you mean. The way the water reflects on the sky, it's pretty. This is country pond, but this isn't the pond we're looking for. No? All right, where are we headed? So we're going to head southeast of here to where a pond used to be.

That's interesting. pond, but this isn't the pond we're looking for. No? All right. Where are we headed? So we're going to head southeast of here to where a pond used to be.

That's an odd destination. A pond used to be where we're going.

It's probably good that it's gone because a tragic event happened here that changed the name of this small body of water until the day it ran dry.

Ray, we're looking for suicide pond.

I'm Jeff Pallanger and welcome to episode 253 of the New England Legends podcast. And I'm Ray

Osier. Thanks for joining us on our mission to chronicle every legend in New England one story at a time. We're glad you're with us. We're always on the hunt for strange tales, legends, haunts, and other places where history is left to mark. And did you know that we get most of our story ideas from you? Like this one. Thank you to Jessica LaBeica, who grew up in Newton, New Hampshire, and told us about it. We appreciate

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