Swift River Valley region, a reference to the Swift River, which was dammed to form the reservoir. At its most restrictive, the Quabbin–Swift River Valley...
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an area of 38.6 square miles (100 km2). Quabbin Reservoir is formed by the flooding of the Swift River Valley behind Winsor Dam and Goodnough Dike. The...
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branch. It is a tributary of the Ware River. Part of it is dammed in the Swift River Valley to form the Quabbin Reservoir serving Boston and Eastern Massachusetts...
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May 9, 2015. "Chasing loons: Banding the elusive birds at night on the Quabbin Reservoir". masslive.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015. "Coastal...
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Massachusetts The Berkshires (shown in map) Housatonic Valley Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley Regions of Michigan include: Northern Michigan Traverse...
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flooding. The creation of the Quabbin Reservoir in the 1930s diverted the Swift River, which feeds the Chicopee River, a tributary of the Connecticut...
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Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 8 May 2013. "'Swift-footed lizard' is named the Massachusetts state dinosaur". NPR. 2022-10-19...
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in this valley before it was flooded for the reservoir. Greenwich was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir...
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Shore Western Massachusetts The Berkshires Housatonic Valley Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley Counties Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin...
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Shore Western Massachusetts The Berkshires Housatonic Valley Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley Counties Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin...
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style of a European castle turret in Scituate Center, Massachusetts. North River Wildlife Sanctuary, a wildlife sanctuary owned by the Massachusetts Audubon...
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Ware River, then continues through the Quabbin Valley to New Braintree and Barre roughly following the Ware River northeast. All improved sections are a...
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Prescott, Massachusetts (section Other Quabbin towns)
not allowed on the peninsula except for an annual tour given by the Swift River Valley Historical Society, or for hikes conducted by the Society. None of...
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first State normal school in America; the journals of Cyrus Peirce and Mary Swift (Harvard UP, 1926) pp xiii to lvi. online Normal Schools – History of American...
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construction of the Quabbin Reservoir was located in the former town hall and was the last building razed in the Swift River Valley, in 1940. The majority...
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expanded greatly by the building of the Quabbin Reservoir in 1938. When the towns of the Swift River Valley were disincorporated, Petersham and neighboring...
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again, however, when the Quabbin Reservoir was formed along the branches of the Swift River. The reservoir filled along the river, and protected lands along...
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the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir. The reservoir dammed the Swift River in the former town of Enfield, flooding the valley. Four towns—Enfield, Greenwich...
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Shore Western Massachusetts The Berkshires Housatonic Valley Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley Counties Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin...
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Massachusetts List of Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts List of rivers of Massachusetts List of school districts in Massachusetts List of state...
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eastern part of the area, the Quabbin region is a place of outdoor recreation. Archeological efforts in the Connecticut River Valley have revealed traces of...
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generally difficult economic times. When four Swift River Valley towns were flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir, the Springfield railroad route had...
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Shore Western Massachusetts The Berkshires Housatonic Valley Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley Counties Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin...
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Shore Western Massachusetts The Berkshires Housatonic Valley Pioneer Valley Quabbin-Swift River Valley Counties Barnstable Berkshire Bristol Dukes Essex Franklin...
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on May 13, 1956, as WCAT, operating on 1390 AM. Original owner Miller's River Broadcasting sold the station to Tri-State Radio in 1960, who in turn sold...
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by the former West and Middle Branches of the Swift River, which are now submerged as part of the Quabbin Reservoir. The land of the two forks of the reservoir...
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Connecticut River. The Chicopee River Watershed includes all or part of 32 cities and towns. Upstream of the Chicopee River on the Swift River, the Quabbin Reservoir...
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Chicopee River Watershed. The Goodnough Dike is not as large as the Winsor Dam, but it is equally important as they both trap the waters of the Quabbin Reservoir...
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Park Quabbin Reservoir Robert Frost Hiking Trail Scarborough Conservation Area Shelton Brothers Importers Skettersville Pond Stone House Museum Swift River...
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the building of the Quabbin Reservoir. The reservoir's waters extend into the town along the former East Branch of the Swift River, which once ran through...
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