Quabbin Valley Life As It Was

Author : Elizabeth Peirce
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467122818

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Quabbin Valley: Life As It Was by Elizabeth Peirce Pdf

Quaben, the Nipmuc Indian word for many waters, was the name originally given to the area of central Massachusetts that is now known as the Quabbin Valley. The abundance of ponds, lakes, and streams in the region made it an obvious target for those seeking new water sources to supply the escalating population of Boston in the late 19th century. However, the little towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott that were established in the area stood in the way. Following an act of the legislature in 1926, these towns were disincorporated, and the 2,500 inhabitants were given modest compensation and ordered to leave. By 1938, the former towns were flooded and stood at the floor of the reservoir, which held the potential of 420 billion gallons of water to be outsourced eastward. Never to be forgotten, the story of the lost towns and their former residents are displayed through artifacts housed at the Swift River Valley Historical Society in North New Salem.

Author : Elizabeth Peirce
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439649275

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Quabbin Valley by Elizabeth Peirce Pdf

Quaben, the Nipmuc Indian word for "many waters," was the name originally given to the area of central Massachusetts that is now known as the Quabbin Valley. The abundance of ponds, lakes, and streams in the region made it an obvious target for those seeking new water sources to supply the escalating population of Boston in the late 19th century. However, the little towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott that were established in the area stood in the way. Following an act of the legislature in 1926, these towns were disincorporated, and the 2,500 inhabitants were given modest compensation and ordered to leave. By 1938, the former towns were flooded and stood at the floor of the reservoir, which held the potential of 420 billion gallons of water to be outsourced eastward. Never to be forgotten, the story of the lost towns and their former residents are displayed through artifacts housed at the Swift River Valley Historical Society in North New Salem.

Author : Elena Palladino
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467147972

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Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin by Elena Palladino Pdf

In April 1938, Swift River Valley residents held a farewell ball to mark the demise of the quintessential New England town of Enfield and its three smaller neighbors, Greenwich, Dana, and Prescott. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts sacrificed these three towns to build the Quabbin, a massive reservoir of drinking water for residents of Boston. Three prominent residents attended the somber occasion. Marion Andrews Smith was the last surviving member of an important manufacturing family. Willard "Doc" Segur was the valley's beloved country doctor and town leader. And Edwin Henry Howe was Enfield's postmaster and general store proprietor. They helped build their beloved community for decades, only to watch grief-stricken as it was destroyed by 400 billion gallons of water. Author and historian Elena Palladino recounts the story of these communities as seen through eyes of those who lived there until the end.

Author : Elizabeth Peirce
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0738512192

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The Lost Towns of the Quabbin Valley by Elizabeth Peirce Pdf

The Quabbin Reservoir, in central Massachusetts, was created in 1938 to supply the state's growing population with a source of drinking water. More than two thousand people were displaced when the Quabbin Valley was flooded. Three branches of the Swift River were dammed, and five towns-Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott, and parts of New Salem-were covered with water. The Lost Towns of the Quabbin Valley highlights the life and times of these towns from 1754 to 1938, when the inhabitants were told, "All Must Leave." The architectural landscape of the Quabbin Valley at one time included the churches, cemeteries, schoolhouses, post offices, homes, and businesses that made the thriving communities. The Lost Towns of the Quabbin Valley presents rare photographs of town life, including images of students at the first Hillside School and Dr. Mary Walker, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and Greenwich summer resident. The images are drawn from the archives of the Swift River Valley Historical Society. Although the towns are gone, their stories are alive and well.

Author : Elizabeth Peirce
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738545546

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Quabbin Valley: People and Places by Elizabeth Peirce Pdf

A collection of vintage photographs and an informative text provide a nostalgic look at the Quabbin Valley, from 1750 to 1938, documenting the everyday lives of the inhabitants of Dana, Enfield, Prescott, Greenwich, and their environs, until they were displaced when the region was flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir. Original.

Author : Elisabeth C. Rosenberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781643136455

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Before the Flood by Elisabeth C. Rosenberg Pdf

In the tradition of Silent Spring, a modern parable of the American experience and our paradoxical relationship with the natural world. Though it seems a part of the "natural" landscape of New England today, the Swift River Valley reservoir, dam, dike, and nature area was a triumph of civil engineering. It combined forward-looking environmental stewardship and social policy, yet the “little people”—and the four towns in which they lived—got lost along the way. Elisabeth Rosenberg has crafted Before the Flood to be both a modern and a universal story in a time when managed retreat will one day be a reality. Meticulously researched, Before the Flood, is the first narrative book on the incredible history of the Swift River Valley and the origins Quabbin Reservoir. Rosenberg dive into the socioeconomic and psychological aspects of the Swift River Valley’s destruction in order to supply drinking water for the growing populations of Boston and wider Massachusetts. It is as much a human story as the story of water and landscape, and Before the Flood movingly reveals both the stories and the science of the key players and the four flooded towns that were washed forever away.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Quabbin Reservoir (Mass.)
ISBN : WISC:89067289397

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Quabbin by Anonim Pdf

Author : Elizabeth Peirce
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07
Category : History
ISBN : 1531608140

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Lost Towns of Quabbin Valley by Elizabeth Peirce Pdf

The Quabbin Reservoir, in central Massachusetts, was created in 1938 to supply the state's growing population with a source of drinking water. More than two thousand people were displaced when the Quabbin Valley was flooded. Three branches of the Swift River were dammed, and five towns-Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, Prescott, and parts of New Salem-were covered with water. The Lost Towns of the Quabbin Valley highlights the life and times of these towns from 1754 to 1938, when the inhabitants were told, "All Must Leave." The architectural landscape of the Quabbin Valley at one time included the churches, cemeteries, schoolhouses, post offices, homes, and businesses that made the thriving communities. The Lost Towns of the Quabbin Valley presents rare photographs of town life, including images of students at the first Hillside School and Dr. Mary Walker, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and Greenwich summer resident. The images are drawn from the archives of the Swift River Valley Historical Society. Although the towns are gone, their stories are alive and well.

Author : John R. Greene
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Quabbin Reservoir Region (Mass.)
ISBN : UCLA:L0074865973

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The Mass. Central by John R. Greene Pdf

Author : Francis Henry Underwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-07-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1330945204

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Quabbin the Story of a Small Town With Outlooks Upon Puritan Life (Classic Reprint) by Francis Henry Underwood Pdf

Excerpt from Quabbin the Story of a Small Town With Outlooks Upon Puritan Life Among the memories of childhood, - next after the impressions of a mother's brooding love, and of the home wherein the new unit of humanity first becomes conscious of being the centre of a universe, - the most indelible is the visual line that encircles his birthplace, with the perspectives that stretch out to it. To the Quabbin boy the boldly marked sky-line on the ridges of hills that shut in the valley under its blue roof was the boundary of the known world. Strangers must have looked upon the little village with compassion; but for the natives it was cheerful; they knew no other. In the small houses there was no luxury surely, but no lack of wholesome food or seasonable raiment. There were schools for six months in the year, and sermons twice every Sunday, - Sahbaday it was in the vernacular. News brought by the county paper was seldom more than two weeks old; and authoritative expositions of public affairs were given at the tavern and the post-office by persons who had actually seen New York, and who spoke of Boston with an air of familiarity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Thomas Conuel
Publisher : Univ of Massachusetts Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0870237306

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Quabbin, the Accidental Wilderness by Thomas Conuel Pdf

Conuel skillfully provides an overview of the region, a discussion of its people, the reasons for the construction of the reservoir, and the impact of the project on human settlements and natural resources. -- Historical Journal of Massachusetts

Author : G. Edgerton
Publisher : Springer
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781137054821

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Ken Burns's America by G. Edgerton Pdf

This is the first book-length study to critically examine the work of Ken Burns, the innovative producer-director as a television auteur, a pivotal programming influence within the industry, and a popular historian who portrays a uniquely personal and compelling version of the country's past for tens of millions of viewers nationwide. Ken Burns's America has a three-fold agenda: First it looks at the ideas and individuals that have influenced Burns in the creation of his easily-recognized style, as well as in the development and maturation of his ideological outlook. Second, the book gives readers a window on the Ken Burns production machine. Gary Edgerton shows us the inner working of Florentine Films. Finally, he looks at Burns as a popular historian who reevaluates the nation's historical legacy from a new generational perspective and, in the process, becomes one of the major cultural commentators of our era. The volume finally takes the full measure of the man and the industry he has helped to create.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1336 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1951
Category : Law
ISBN : UCR:31210026415487

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Joanne E. Bernstein,Masha Kabakow Rudman
Publisher : New York : R.R. Bowker
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015019666646

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Books to Help Children Cope with Separation and Loss by Joanne E. Bernstein,Masha Kabakow Rudman Pdf

Here are some 750 fiction & nonfiction books, from folklore to poetry, focusing on separation & loss themes for young people. Arranged by topic, each annotated entry provides a review of plot & theme, interest/age level, suggestions for use & complete bibliographic information. This is the ideal reference guide for those who have the opportunity to help children through separation & loss, ranging from going away to camp to the death of a sibling.

Author : Philip F. Gura
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0271024836

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The Crossroads of American History and Literature by Philip F. Gura Pdf

The Crossroads of American History and Literature collects two decades' worth of the best-known essays of Philip F. Gura. Beginning with a definitive overview of studies of colonial literature, Gura ranges through such subjects in colonial American history as the intellectual life of the Connecticut River Valley, Cotton Mather's understanding of political leadership, and the religious upheavals of the Great Awakening. In the nineteenth century, he visits such varied topics as the history of print culture in rural communities, the philological interests of the Transcendentalist Elizabeth Peabody, the craft and business of the early Amerian music trades, and Thoreau's interest in exploration literature and in the Native American. Displaying remarkable sophistication in a variety of fields that, taken together, constitute the heart of American Studies, this collection illustrates the complexity of American cultural history.