In 1884, Stephen Margarum built the lower dam to create a pond forice. His son James added the upper dam in 1902. Ice was harvested from the lakes in winter, stored in ice houses and delivered by horse-drawn wagons from 1884 until the early 1920's, when refrigeration came into use.

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Location: Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States

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