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Thompson Pond in Pine Plains, New York is a 15,000-year-old glacial kettle pond at the foot of Stissing Mountain. It is the source of Wappinger Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River that drains much of Dutchess County. The pond and mountain are part of a nature preserve managed by the Nature Conservancy.〔(Nature Conservancy site )〕 The pond was designated a National Natural Landmark in May 1973〔(NPS NNL Summary )〕 for its calcareous bog,〔(Stissing House )〕 unlike the more common acidic bogs in the Northeast.〔(NYNJCT botany guide )〕 ==History== Thompson Pond and two other nearby bodies of water, Stissing Lake, and Twin Island Lake, were all originally connected, but separated over time. The pond is supposedly named for Amos Thompson who settled in the area around 1746.〔(Rootsweb essay )〕 Thompson pond and Stissing Mountain were the inspiration for the New York State Environment displays in the Warburg Memorial Hall at the American Museum of Natural History built in 1951.〔〔(AMNH description of New York State Environment )〕 In 1958 the Executive Secretary of the Conservancy, Elting Arnold convinced Briarcliff Farms to sell the land to the Conservancy for $20,000 which was raised from public donations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thompson Pond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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