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In 1937, four Central Massachusetts towns were destroyed and disincorporated to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir.
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The 39-square-mile Quabbin, which lies 65 miles west of Boston, was finished in 1939.
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The reservoir, born when engineers flooded the Swift River Valley, supplies fresh water to Greater Boston.
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The towns of Enfield (above), Greenwich, Dana, and Prescott were disincorporated and destroyed to make way for the reservoir.
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2,500 residents were displaced by the Quabbin. Today, the town of Enfield sits 150 feet below the surface.
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In advance of the rising waters, parks and fields were plowed under, and homes were leveled.
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Cemeteries, churches, and memorials were relocated.
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At the Enfield Lookout, visitors could stare across the water at the wooded hillside where Enfield once stood.
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The view remains today.
