August 6, 2025 Geri Duff
Charles H. Marble took this photo of John Burr’s Pond at the corner of Leavitt and Spring Streets in 1885. John Burr was one of many Burrs who lived and worked in the Leavitt Street area working as farmers and coopers. The pond is no longer there but the house in front of the pond is still at 57 Leavitt Street. Those who remember Charlie Cushing’s gas station under the Buttonwood tree will recognize this as Cushing’s home. Behind the pond is a little of Spring Street and Spring Lane. This photo is from the Henderson Scrapbook in the Hingham Historical Society archives.