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Swift River (Ware River tributary)

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Train going over atrestle bridge above the Swift River in 1910
Construction of the Route 32 / Route 122 bridge over the Swift River in 2009 nearPetersham, Massachusetts

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

Swift River Reservation entrance

Swift River Reservation is located along the east branch.

Swift River Academy buildings

The formerAcademy at Swift River was located inPlainfield, Massachusetts. It is now a drug addiction treatment facility.[4]

Letting Swift River Go, apicture book byJane Yolen with watercolor illustrations byBarbara Cooney, describes the flooding of the valley to create the reservoir.

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References

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  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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