Wachusett Dam & Reservoir beforetherewasadam.com Site Preparation In 1895 it was understood that excavation for the dam, down to bedrock, would result in a huge hole but few realized that it would take five long years to complete the preparatory work before the digging could be started. Major obstacles to be overcome, as addressed in… Continue reading Wachusett Dam – Site Preparation
Month: November 2024
St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery
Wachusett Dam & Reservoir beforetherewasadam.com St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery St. Luke’s Cemetery Gate , West Boylston Cemeteries within the proposed watershed area of the new reservoir, especially those which would be submerged, posed problems for the Metropolitan Water Board. St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Clinton and the Beaman Cemetery in West Boylston were two well… Continue reading St. Luke’s Catholic Cemetery
Sudbury Pipe Arch
Wachusett Dam & Reservoir beforetherewasadam.com Sudbury Pipe Arch Steel Pipe Arch over the Sudbury River While preparing a report on the Weston Aqueduct, which I hope to complete this winter, I had a chance to study the pipe arch spanning the Sudbury River above Saxonville. Curious, as I am always, as to how the builders… Continue reading Sudbury Pipe Arch