I had also wondered about the name of the pond and would never have guessed that a prior owner was named Saltmarsh.
In Alton I had also wondered about the name of Jesus Valley Road.
The dead end gravel road runs uphill with no valley in sight. There are only a few houses and no obvious religious connection. One day I asked a woman who lives on the road about the name. She explained the original farm on the road was owned by a man of Hispanic heritage named Jesus Valle. The road was named after him and years after his passing Valle was changed to Valley. A check at the online registrar of deeds confirmed that one Jesus Valle was once the farm owner.
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