Re: Looking for Seven Ponds...

SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS

Posted By: Todd Erickson (email)
Date: 9/11/2009 at 15:26:53

In Response To: Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (jeri)

Growing up in Sperry, and having worked at 7 Ponds Park for a couple of years (in the early 80's), I can say that 7 Ponds was never a town. Just a campground run by Craig Murguia of Sperry. 7 Ponds is actually a bit northwest of the town of Sperry. All that is left are the shelter houses, concession stand, shower house & waterslide and beach.

Since 7 Ponds closed, Craig sold most of the land off for people to build houses on, and it is practically a town all it's own back there. Very scenic land overlooking the main pond.

Sperry school (which used to be a HS in the 50's) and an elementary school (when I went there) has been long torn down after the Mediapolis School district closed it in the late 70's-early 80's. Never heard that the school was haunted.

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• Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 2409)
  SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION , THANKS
  John Anderson -- 8/27/2005 at 16:33:31
  • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 3449)
    SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
    Dan Schuster -- 11/4/2005 at 16:23:44
    • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 2050)
      SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
      V.L.Taylor -- 12/31/2005 at 12:19:41
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      SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
      S. Trenary -- 1/31/2008 at 17:43:48
    • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 4658)
      SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
      S. Trenary -- 1/31/2008 at 17:57:34
      • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 882)
        7 PONDS PARK
        Unamed -- 1/6/2015 at 14:00:46
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      SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
      jeri -- 5/28/2008 at 07:36:24
      • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 2298)
        SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
        Todd Erickson -- 9/11/2009 at 15:26:53
        • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 1225)
          SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
          Me -- 8/16/2011 at 15:02:12
          • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 3191)
            SOMEWHERE IN KOSSUTH COUNTY, LIES A GHOST TOWN ONCE CALLED SEVEN PONDS ALL THAT REMAINS IS A PETTING ZOO, AND WATER SLIDE WHICH ARE BOTH IN RUINS, CAN SOMEONE CONFIRM THAT SEVEN PONDS ONCE WAS A TOWN OR LOCATION, THANKS
            Dave Klaus -- 2/24/2014 at 10:16:57
    • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 883)
      7 PONDS PARK
      Wendy Wyckoff -- 11/27/2014 at 18:26:05
      • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 640)
        7 PONDS PARK
        Melinda -- 6/24/2016 at 15:55:39
        • Re: Looking for Seven Ponds... (views: 662)
          7 PONDS PARK IS A HOUSING ADDITION NOW I LIVE HERE ON THE MAIN POND IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND A HANDFUL OF NICE HOMES HAVE BEEN BUILT HERE
          Connie S -- 7/8/2016 at 19:30:51