▁Wright ▁and ▁L inda ▁Wright ▁in ▁their ▁book , ▁" Place ▁Names ▁of ▁North am pton ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ", ▁the ▁current ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁p ond ▁may ▁come ▁from ▁either ▁the ▁green ▁veget ation ▁and ▁trees ▁surrounding ▁it ▁or ▁from ▁the ▁green ▁sc um ▁which ▁sometimes ▁forms ▁on ▁the ▁[ adj acent ▁p ond ' s ] ▁surface ▁in ▁dry ▁conditions . ▁The ▁Wright s ▁note ▁that ▁Green ▁P ond ▁itself ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁descend ants ▁of ▁William ▁P enn ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁" Mr . ▁S ny der " ▁from ▁the ▁Stuart ▁family ▁of ▁Bath , ▁England . ▁The ▁new ▁own ers , ▁their ▁descend ants , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁own ers , ▁all ▁far mers , ▁cultiv ated ▁their ▁properties ▁through ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁ ▁Development ▁interests ▁in ▁Beth le hem ▁Township ▁sub div ided ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁A ubre y ▁parc els . ▁However , ▁the ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁mar sh y ▁par cel ▁remains ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁today . ▁Z oning ▁for ▁the ▁largest ▁par cel , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁z oning ▁map ▁published ▁by ▁Beth le hem ▁Township , ▁is ▁" R ural ▁Agricult ural ", ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁pale ▁green ▁t int ▁on ▁parc els ▁on ▁their ▁G IS ▁map ▁on ▁the ▁town ship ' s ▁website . ▁O wn ership ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 8 - acre ▁par cel , ▁also ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁metadata