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Quabbin Reservoir. Photo by M.H. Bowers, 1985, courtesy Secretary of the Commonwealth William Francis Galvin, Chairman, Massachusetts Historical Commission.

History of the Quabbin Reservoir

The Quabbin Reservoir is a reservoir in Central Massachusetts and is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts. Completed in 1939, the reservoir holds about 412 billion gallons and… Read more »

Industrial Era   
Williams Court, also known as Pi Alley, in Boston, Mass in 1920

Pi Alley in Boston, Massachusetts

Pi Alley (sometimes misspelled Pie Alley) is a historic alley in Boston, Massachusetts. Located off of Washington Street, the origin of the name is unknown, and it also went by… Read more »

Colonial Era, Industrial Era, Revolutionary Era   
News report about the Ada K. Damon shipwreck. Published in the Newburyport Morning Herald on December 29, 1909.

Ada K. Damon Shipwreck in Ipswich, Massachusetts

The Ada K. Damon was a schooner that shipwrecked in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1909. Built in 1875, the ship was an 84-foot-long, two-masted schooner used for fishing and sand transportation…. Read more »

Industrial Era   
Illustration of the Bell In Hand Tavern. Published in the American Illustrated Magazine in 1886.

History of the Bell In Hand Tavern in Boston, Massachusetts

The Bell in Hand is a historic tavern on Union Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Established in 1795, by town crier Jimmy Wilson, it is one of the oldest taverns in… Read more »

Revolutionary Era   

History of Lynn Woods in Lynn, Massachusetts

The Lynn Woods Reservation is a 2,200-acre municipal forest park in Lynn, Massachusetts. The park is the second-largest municipal park in America and features wetlands, ponds, streams, rocky outcrops of… Read more »

Colonial Era, Industrial Era, Revolutionary Era   

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