world.wikisort.org - USADana was a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Dana was lost as a result of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir.
Town in Massachusetts, United States
Dana, Massachusetts |
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Site of Dana Common |
Coordinates: 42°25′19″N 72°13′39″W |
Country | United States |
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State | Massachusetts |
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County | Worcester |
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Settled | 1676 |
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Incorporated | February 18, 1801 |
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Disincorporated | April 28, 1938 |
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Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
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• Summer (DST) | Eastern |
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Designated | March 4, 2013 |
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Reference no. | 13000052[1] |
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History
Formed from parts of Petersham, Greenwich, and Hardwick, it was incorporated in 1801. The town was named for Massachusetts statesman Francis Dana. The town was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, all of the town was returned to the adjacent town of Petersham. The majority of the land of the former town is still above water.
As with the nearby town of Prescott, after the disincorporation, houses were moved or razed, but cellar holes remained. The public is only allowed to visit the former town of Dana by foot, as the old narrow road is blocked off to cars. In the town center (which is still somewhat maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation), a stone marker has been installed, which reads: "SITE OF DANA COMMON 1801-1938 To all those who sacrificed their homes and way of life (Erected by Dana Reunion, 1996)". The common and a 68-acre (28 ha) area encompassing the former town center has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
The stone marker mentioned above
One of the many cellar holes remaining in the former town
National Register of Historic Places marker
Old fence posts near Dana Common
Stone building foundation at Dana Common
Other Quabbin towns
- Greenwich
- Enfield
- Prescott
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
External links
References
- Tougias, Michael. Quabbin: A History And Explorer's Guide. Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts: On Cape Publications, 2002.)
Municipalities and communities of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States |
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County seat: Worcester |
Cities |
- Fitchburg
- Gardner
- Leominster
- Southbridge
- Worcester
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Towns |
- Ashburnham
- Athol
- Auburn
- Barre
- Berlin
- Blackstone
- Bolton
- Boylston
- Brookfield
- Charlton
- Clinton
- Douglas
- Dudley
- East Brookfield
- Grafton
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- Harvard
- Holden
- Hopedale
- Hubbardston
- Lancaster
- Leicester
- Lunenburg
- Mendon
- Milford
- Millbury
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- New Braintree
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- Northborough
- Northbridge
- Oakham
- Oxford
- Paxton
- Petersham
- Phillipston
- Princeton
- Royalston
- Rutland
- Shrewsbury
- Southborough
- Spencer
- Sterling
- Sturbridge
- Sutton
- Templeton
- Upton
- Uxbridge
- Warren
- Webster
- West Boylston
- West Brookfield
- Westborough
- Westminster
- Winchendon
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CDPs |
- Athol (CDP)
- Baldwinville
- Barre (CDP)
- Brookfield (CDP)
- Clinton (CDP)
- Cordaville
- Devens‡
- East Brookfield (CDP)
- East Douglas
- Fiskdale
- Hopedale (CDP)
- Lunenburg (CDP)
- Milford (CDP)
- North Brookfield (CDP)
- Northborough (CDP)
- Oxford (CDP)
- Petersham (CDP)
- Rutland (CDP)
- South Ashburnham
- South Lancaster
- Spencer (CDP)
- Sturbridge (CDP)
- Upton
- Warren (CDP)
- Webster (CDP)
- West Brookfield (CDP)
- West Warren
- Westborough (CDP)
- Whitinsville
- Winchendon (CDP)
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Other villages |
- Gilbertville
- Ironstone
- Linwood
- North Uxbridge
- Old Furnace
- Still River
- Union Chapel
- Wheelockville
- Wheelwright
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Ghost town | |
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Indian reservations |
- Chaubunagungamaug Reservation
- Hassanamisco Reservation
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties |
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- Massachusetts portal
- United States portal
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts |
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Topics |
- Contributing property
- Keeper of the Register
- Historic district
- History of the National Register of Historic Places
- National Park Service
- Property types
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Lists by county |
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- Bristol
- Dukes
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- Franklin
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Lists by city | Barnstable County | |
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Bristol County |
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Essex County |
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- Salem
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Hampden County | |
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Norfolk County | |
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Suffolk County | |
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Worcester County |
- Southbridge
- Uxbridge
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- eastern
- northwestern
- southwestern
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Other lists |
- Bridges
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- National Historic Landmarks
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- Category
- National Register of Historic Places portal
- United States portal
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