Silver Lake, Massachusetts

This article is about the village in Wilmington and Tewksbury. For the lake itself, see Silver Lake (Wilmington, Massachusetts). For village in Newton, Massachusetts, see Nonantum. For other places named Silver Lake, see Silver Lake.

Silver Lake
Populated place
Main Street
Nickname:  "The Lake"
Silver Lake Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°34′10″N 71°11′28″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex
Towns	Wilmington, Tewksbury
Named for	Silver Lake
ZIP Codes	01887, 01876
Area code	978

Silver Lake is an unincorporated village in Middlesex County, Massachusetts,[1] in the towns of Wilmington and Tewksbury. It is centered around its namesake lake in Wilmington, Silver Lake. Silver Lake is right off Main Street.

Points of Interest

The shore of the lake features the Town Beach at Silver Lake,[2] as well as Fullerton Park[3] and Landry Park.[3]

A portion of the historic Middlesex Canal runs under Lake Street, and a small pedestrian bridge named Burnap's Bridge[4] is located further up the canal.

Other natural features in the area include a forest named Silver Lake Pines, Lubbers Brook, and Mud Pond.

Former MBTA station

Silver Lake used to contain an MBTA Commuter Rail Lowell Line station, which had service until January 18, 1965.[5] The station building was abandoned around 1943 to reduce the Boston and Maine Railroad tax bill.[6]

References

1. "Silver Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
2. "Town Beach at Silver Lake | Town of Wilmington MA". www.wilmingtonma.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
3. "Silver Lake, Town of Wilmington, Ma". www.facebook.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
4. "MIDDLESEX CANAL COMPREHENSIVE SURVEY". www.middlesexcanal.org. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
5. Belcher, Jonathan. "Changes to Transit Service in the MBTA district" (PDF). Boston Street Railway Association.
6. "B.& M. Wants Shelters Instead of 13 Stations". Boston Globe. December 15, 1942. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.