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Quabbin Reservoir Maps of Proposed Site Collection, 1926, 1933Finding AidFinding aid prepared by Linda Seidman.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.2002
Administrative InformationAcquired from: Donald Howe, 1960. Processed by Linda Seidman, 1985. Preferred CitationCite as: Quabbin Reservoir Maps of Proposed Site Collection (MS 78). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst. The collection is open for research. Return to the Table of Contents Historical NoteThe Western Massachusetts towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott, and North Dana were abolished in 1938 to allow the Swift River Valley to be flooded, thereby creating the Quabbin Reservoir to provide Boston with water. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionFive maps prepared by the Massachusetts Metropolitan District Water Supply Commission of the anticipated site of the Quabbin Reservoir, some with hand-written notes. Also one showing the route of Boston's water supply. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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