History of Enfield, Massachusetts
Enfield, Massachusetts, was a town in the Swift River Valley that was lost when the town was submerged due to the Quabbin Reservoir project. Enfield was settled by Robert Fields,… Read more »
Category: Industrial Era
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »