Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States
E602509
Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States was a small rural New England town that was disincorporated and submerged in the 1930s to create the Quabbin Reservoir.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greenwich, Massachusetts | 0 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former town
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| category |
former populated places in Massachusetts
ⓘ
submerged settlements in the United States ⓘ |
| cemeteriesRelocatedTo | Quabbin Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
agricultural community
ⓘ
small rural town ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers around Quabbin Reservoir ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDisincorporated | 1938 ⓘ |
| disincorporatedFor | Quabbin Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
farming
ⓘ
small-scale industry ⓘ |
| formerNeighbor |
Dana, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Prescott, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadPostOffice | Greenwich post office ⓘ |
| hadRailService | Central Massachusetts Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRailStation | Greenwich station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Quabbin Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Swift River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Enfield, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hardwick, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ New Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Petersham, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greenwich, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Swift River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swift River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Metropolitan District Water Supply project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| reasonForStatus | creation of the Quabbin Reservoir ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remnantsVisibleAt | Quabbin Reservoir drawdown periods ⓘ |
| status |
disincorporated
ⓘ
submerged ⓘ |
| submergedDuring | filling of Quabbin Reservoir ⓘ |
| waterSupplyProjectFor | city of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.