#lost towns

[alicesloughbridge]

The drowned village that turned the Welsh against the English

[swforester]

Quabbin Park Cemetery. This historic cemetery contains 6601 graves that were relocated here from 34 cemeteries that once existed in the towns of Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott. These towns all disappeared under water after Quabbin Reservoir was established, covering the Swift River Valley so Boston could have a water supply. Two stone columns mark the entrance of this cemetery off route 9, containing stones from the foundations of 54 churches which were torn down during the construction of this huge reservoir, one of the largest in the world.  This cemetery was carefully planned. Before any of the graves were moved every cemetery was plotted and mapped on the 81,000 acres that were put aside for the project. Pictures were taken of every stone and all data was recorded. They also tried to place each grave in the position as it would have stood in the cemetery it came from. Established between the years of 1931-1932, this must have been quite an undertaking. Quabbin Reservoir became a reality in 1939 filling in the Swift River Valley with 412 billion gallons of water and covering up all of the “lost towns.” 

Ware MA 3/2/22

[pizza-soup]

Lost places

[thebatgurrl]

Taylor - Tour of the Gone

Taylor - Tour of the Gone