William Enegren, Jr. who ran a bakery in Franklin with Mr. Arnold , also ran a seasonal bakery on the grounds of George's Park. After Mr. George died, his widow sold the park to Mr. Enegren who renamed it after his infant daughter, Pearl, and the Lake's name changed from Whiting's Pond to Lake Pearl.
In June of 1927 and just at the beginning of the tourist season, Weinstein's burnt and had to be closed until it was rebuilt. Hundreds of seasonal guests flocked to it to enjoy its facilities as well as those of Lake Pearl Park, which abutted the hotel.
The Washington Park Hotel, the only one of the three hotels on the lake that was not on the shore, was built up the hillside and had three levels of porches providing a spectacular view of the lake and of the summer sunsets.
The construction of the Park office provided the Enegren family with an ideal vantage point from which to monitor the activities at the park and to assure its smooth operation, providing its guests with the utmost enjoyment at each day's outing.
The Milford, Attleboro & Woonsocket Street Railway Company ran a spur branch from their line at the bottom of Eagle Hill directly into the Park grounds as shown here as a near empty car arrives to transport customers from a day of relaxation and recreation.
An open summer electric car on most weekends would be full with both young and old. Most came to enjoy a day at the beach, boating or picnicking and some would spend most of their time in the dance hall where one bought tickets for a dime that would allow them one dance per ticket. Wrentham's motorman , Rodney Tyler, stands in front of his car.
The Picnic Grove provided a fine place from which to enjoy an open Band Concert on a bright, warm Sunday afternoon after a day on and in the water. One could partake of Lake Pearl Park's own ice cream, served at its 100 foot Ice Cream Bar and made with the help of ice harvested from the lake in the winter months and which was stored in the Park's icehouse on the shoreline .
In 1919, right after WWI as the boys returned from war, Wrentham, as did many other towns, held Welcome Home celebrations. Lake Pearl Park helped welcome home area veterans and had special patriotic decorations hanging from the rafters in the dance hall.
Two street cars, one on the line through Foxboro and one on the Attleboro to Woonsocket line stopped side by side allowing passengers to board and/or transfer. Street cars came to Wrentham in 1902 and continued until replaced by motor buses in 1924.
The Milford, Attleboro, & Woonsocket line had a spur from the bottom of Eagle Hill into the parking lot of Lake Pearl Park. One can still see the remains of the roadbed at the bottom of the hill.