Title: The Story Behind The Underwater Ghost Towns In Massachusetts
Headings: There Are Underwater Ghost Towns Hiding Beneath Quabbin Reservoir In Massachusetts
There Are Underwater Ghost Towns Hiding Beneath Quabbin Reservoir In Massachusetts
In the late 1920s, Boston had a serious problem: it was running out of water.
The state decided to construct the Quabbin Reservoir. However, there was a problem: four fully-populated towns stood on the proposed site of the reservoir.
Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott were disincorporated and submerged in 1938.
This is one of the last surviving photographs of Enfield.
Visitors to the area can stop by the Enfield Overlook, and gaze out across the land that was once the town of Enfield.
If you want to get a glimpse of these underwater ghost towns, head to the former site of the town of Dana.
A few of Dana's old stone walls and paths also survive.
The Dana town common features a stone marker that commemorates the loss of the town.
Some of the town of Prescott actually survived the flooding, but is closed to the public except for one day a year.
Today, the former homes, roads, businesses, and crypts of the Quabbin towns lie under the placid waters of the reservoir.
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Content: Later on, Wachusett Reservoir was also constructed. However, by the time the Roaring Twenties came around, the city was drying up once more. This time, drastic measures had to be taken. The state decided to construct the Quabbin Reservoir. However, there was a problem: four fully-populated towns stood on the proposed site of the reservoir. Flickr/Em
Though the residents of the towns campaigned to have their homes, businesses and historic cemeteries saved from the flood, they lost the battle with the state. Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott were disincorporated and submerged in 1938. YouTube/WGBH News
The towns' residents were relocated to nearby areas. Their beloved homes and communities were drowned as they departed.