▁Nations ' ▁Cup ▁players ▁Category : AC ▁Spart a ▁Prag ue ▁players ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Pl ze ň ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁mid field ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Col onial ▁Lake ▁is ▁a ▁tid al ▁p ond ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁with ▁wide ▁walk ways ▁around ▁it . ▁The ▁area ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁park . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁lake ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁R ut ledge ▁Street ▁P ond ; ▁some ▁residents ▁still ▁call ▁it ▁" The ▁P ond ." ▁It ▁acquired ▁the ▁name ▁Col onial ▁Lake ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁" Col onial ▁Commons " ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁and ▁its ▁park ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Commons ▁established ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁the ▁Commons ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 , ▁setting ▁aside ▁the ▁area ▁forever ▁for ▁public ▁use . ▁The ▁actual ▁lake ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁when ▁Lyn ch ▁St . ▁( now ▁Ash ley ▁A ve .) ▁was ▁extended ▁south ▁to ▁Broad ▁St ., ▁en clos ing ▁the ▁area ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁lake . ▁The ▁tradition ▁that ▁the ▁lake ▁was ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁boat ▁har bor ▁for ▁plan ters ▁apparently ▁has ▁no ▁foundation ▁in ▁fact . ▁Most ▁likely , ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁mill ▁p ond ▁for ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁saw m ills ▁which ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity . ▁▁ ▁As ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8