Creation of Quabbin Reservoir by J.R. Greene

   "The Creation of Quabbin Reservoir," by J.R. Greene. Large format softcover, 108 pages, with maps, illustrations, index, footnotes. 2001 20th anniversary edition, with a new Inrtoduction by the author. This is considered the standard history of how the four towns in Central and western mass. were destroyed for the creation of Metropolitan Boston's largest water supply reservoir in the 1920s and 1930s.  The early history of Boston's water supply and the early history of the Swift River Valley are both briefly covered before the book details the years - long political fight before the project was passed.  The evacuation of the residents from the valley, along with the construction of the reservoir dams and facilities are coverd, along with two chapters about the aftermath of the project.

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