Monday, June 21, 2010

Quabbin Valley Moon: Musical Story of the Swift River Valley

When people visit the Quabbin today, three factors often spring to mind:

  1. The awesomeness and magnitude of place and size of Quabbin Reservoir and Reservation;
  2. A water supply delivering a much needed resource to more than 2.5 million people in the Boston Metro area; &
  3. A phenomenal place to wander through and enjoy the natural surroundings.
On the other hand, many of those people may not realize the impact construction of this man-made water body had on the areas inhabitants present before inundation of the Swift River valley. Here is a musical view of some of the impact to the area as well as the descendants left behind ...


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