Swift River (Ware River tributary)

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File:Bondsville Trestle over Swift River 1910.jpg
Train going over a trestle bridge above the Swift River in 1910
File:Petersham- Rte 32 & 122 Bridge over the Swift River 2009 (4274544344).jpg
Construction of the Route 32 / Route 122 bridge over the Swift River in 2009 near Petersham, Massachusetts

The Swift River is a river in Massachusetts, United States. It has an east branch, a west branch, and a middle branch.[1] It is a tributary of the Ware River. Part of it is dammed in the Swift River Valley to form the Quabbin Reservoir serving Boston and Eastern Massachusetts.[2] Several towns were lost when the reservoir was constructed and filled.[3]

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Swift River Reservation entrance

Swift River Reservation is located along the east branch.

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Swift River Academy buildings

The former Academy at Swift River was located in Plainfield, Massachusetts. It is now a drug addiction treatment facility.[4] Letting Swift River Go, a picture book by Jane Yolen with watercolor illustrations by Barbara Cooney, describes the flooding of the valley to create the reservoir.

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References

  1. ↑ Pierce, Charles Henry; Dean, Henry Jennings (10 January 2019). "Surface Waters of Massachusetts". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Bassett, Lynne Z. (10 January 2019). Massachusetts Quilts: Our Common Wealth. UPNE. ISBN 9781584657453 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Peirce, Elizabeth (10 January 2019). The Lost Towns of the Quabbin Valley. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738512198 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "At Swift River, high-end drug treatment that can't be for everyone". The Berkshire Eagle.

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