The Bloody Pond Massacre  

 "We have often thought it a great pity that Bloody Pond, the scene of a fierce encounter during the American Revolution, is today only a stagnant pond, unkept, untended and un-noticed.  Tourists whiz by it without even knowing it's there yet it's only a few steps from the highway.  It seems to us that in view of its availability and fascinating history it should at least be kept in decent repair and properly marked.

        "Briefly, the story of Bloody Pond is this: "Around the pond at the close of the day of the Bloody Morning Scout, 300 Canadians and Indians, who had been victors in the engagement and later tasted defeat in the Battle of Lake George, were resting. Suddenly from the forest burst a death-dealing hail of lead.  Surprised by an equal force of Colonials from Fort Edward they had no chance to escape.  Bodies of the dead by the hundred were cast into the pond, the water red with blood, and tradition has it that the attackers crossed the pond on a bridge of corpses."

    If you are a tourist and would like to find this famous spot for yourself, go south on Route 9 about 3 miles out of Lake George Village.  You will find the pond on your left."

--Lake George Mirror June 25, 1982

Will Dredge Bloody Pond

    "WS Tuttle's latest scheme is to dredge Bloody pond for relics of the French and Indian war, of which he believes there are a large number buried deep in the muck under the water.  There is but little water in the pond during the summer season, and the work of dredging will be a comparatively easy job, and not very expensive.  The pond is situated on land owned by Daniel Chambers, whose consent to prospect for the relics Mr. Tuttle has practically obtained. Many mementos of the revolutionary days, such as guns, sabers, cannon balls, tomahawks, arrow heads, skulls, etc., have been taken from the pond, a large collection of which was at one time in the possession of George Brown.  It is thought a large number more remain buried beneath the bottom of the pond."

-- Lake George Mirror June 3,1899