The writer, transcendentalist, and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau, lived on the shores of Walden Pond for two years, two months, and two days, starting on the Fourth of July in During his stay, he kept a journal chronicling everything he witnessed and learned from nature. His experience at Walden Pond provided the material for his book, Walden; or, Life in the Woods , which is credited with helping to inspire awareness and respect for the natural environment.
Walden Pond State Reservation is owned and managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, and includes acres of protected open space. Over , visitors per year come from near and far to experience this beautiful and serene place that inspired Thoreau so long ago. In the summer, the Pond serves as a popular swimming destination. Historian Frederick Jackson Turner wrote that Thoreau wanted to make a myth for his own time—and succeeded.
After his two years living in Walden Woods, Thoreau spent another seven years refining his ideas in several drafts of the manuscript that would become Walden. The Visitors Center is located at Walden St. Walden Pond has been designated a National Historic Landmark. To discover more Massachusetts history and culture, visit the Massachusetts Conservation Travel Itinerary website.
Explore This Park. The replica of Thoreau's little house, with chimney and woodshed, is near the Walden Pond parking lots. The Concord Museum used to have another replica, but it was removed in Henry David Thoreau. Photo Essay: Walden in Winter. Ralph Waldo Emerson. Below, replica of Thoreau 's house near the parking lot at Walden Pond. Replica of Thoreau 's house near the parking lot at Walden Pond. Site of Thoreau's House, Walden Pond There's a replica of Thoreau 's little house by the Walden Pond parking lot, but the actual site of the house is off the hiking trail around the pond, a to minute walk away.
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