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[CWnut]

This photo is supposed to be the "duck pond" in Fountain City (Knoxville, Tn). Can anyone confirm this?

[Farmercal]

That's a pretty bid pond and in the current map of Fountain City Park there is no pond. I can't see any pond in the Fountain City area on the online maps.

[Gypsy Heart]

Are you talking about the duck pond at Adair Park?

[Gypsy Heart]

The Pond at Adair
The area that this pond is in was a sheep farm owned by the McCall family.

The Lake Forest “lake” is actually a sinkhole and has a name--- “McCall’s Pond.” In the early days, is referred to as McCall's Pond, but today is frequently called the Duck Pond.

Its sister pond, “Butterfly Lake,” is located across Chapman Highway in Colonial Village.The popular Butterfly Lake, our area fishing hole, was the result of a series of sink holes that are along the south side of Colonial Road.



Mr. McCall was killed tragically when struck by a car while he was trying to cross Chapman Highway---the road that cut his farm in two. Today, the two parts of his farm are now well-known South Knoxville neighborhoods---the east side is Lake Forest and the west side is Colonial Village.

Photo below is of Fountain City Lake /Duck Pond in 1900

[CWnut]

Thanks for the replies. Here is a satellite view of the area.(coordinates 36.035-83.933)