Wachusett Reservoir Construction

Early 20th-century black-and-white photographs depicting construction sites around Wachusett Reservoir, highlighting earthworks and reservoir structures.

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, fill in Coachlace Pond, from the southwest, Clinton, Mass., May 15, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping slope near Dumping Platform No. 2, Section 10, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 6, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, southwest of station 5, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 12, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping slope near Dumping Platform No. 2, Section 10, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 6, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, the gravel pit, from the north, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, southwest of station 5, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 12, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, opposite Cemetery Ridge, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section M, from the south, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 21, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 7, looking westerly, Boylston, Mass., Sep. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Edward Houghton's pasture, sod stripped off by freshets, Lancaster, Mass., Apr. 15, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, fill in Coachlace Pond, from the southwest, Clinton, Mass., May 15, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping by dumping station No. 15, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, looking southeasterly towards Dumping Platform No. 25, Boylston, Mass., Jul. 16, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, building new highway across the dike, westerly, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 20, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 6 above Scar Bridge, looking northwesterly, Boylston, Mass., Nov. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, railroad spiral in kettle hole, square 805, Section 7, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 9, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, northern part of Sandy Pond, looking westerly, Clinton, Mass., Jun. 10, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, saturating the dike, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 7, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, main cut-off trench, section through large kettle at station 19+00, looking northwest, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 13, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, work at West Boylston crossing, looking southerly, West Boylston, Mass., Jun. 26, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, saturating the dike, Clinton, Mass., Feb. 7, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, east of station 40, Clinton, Mass., May 6, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, looking westerly from station 8, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 7, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, main cut-off trench, looking west, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 6, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, fill near Winston's Shanty, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Apr. 2, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Sections M and N, from the north, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 25, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 7, looking northeasterly in valley of Cunningham Brook, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, northeasterly from State Road, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Oct. 4, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, improving Stillwater River channel, above the Railroad, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 29, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, river beds, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, road between South Main Street and South Meadow Road, east of station 22+00, Section 4, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 12, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, mud area covered with gravel, on the east side of Mud Island, Section 5, from the south, Stoneham, Mass., Nov. 9, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, road between South Main Street and South Meadow Road, east of station 22+00, Section 4, Clinton, Mass., Sep. 12, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, roads

Sudbury Reservoir, Marlborough Brook Filters, artificial Filter-beds, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 28, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, west of station 7±, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, final grading, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, from the west (compare with No. 4135), Sterling, Mass., Nov. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 13, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 12, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Quinapoxet River channel and dam, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Nov. 13, 1905 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, river beds, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, west side of Section G, showing stripping, from the east, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 19, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Sep. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, west of station 12±, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section Q, from the south near line between Section Q and Section M, Marlborough, Mass., Nov. 15, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 6, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, east of station 31±, Clinton, Mass., Aug. 9, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, secondary cut-off, embankment, west of Coachlace Pond, station 18+50; from the east, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 27, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, from Carville's Hill, with boy and girl standing on rock overlooking work, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, area between main dike and small dam in Coachlace Pond, from the northwest, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, rolling earth in main cut-off, west of station 20, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 12, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, north end of Great Island (compare with No. 2637), Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 20, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, area between main dike and small dam in Coachlace Pond, from the northwest, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 4, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, Snake Brook Meadow, Natick; Wayland, Mass., Nov. 3, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, brooks, watershed sanitary improvement

Sudbury Reservoir, Section C, south of New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, from the east, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 24, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 6, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, soil stripping near Tracy place, Section 6, Boylston, Mass., May 29, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, earth slide, station 17+50 to 26+25, Clinton, Mass., Apr. 12, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, cut-off trench, station 60; from the south, Sterling, Mass., Jul. 12, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, boulders in Section C, just below Bagley Road, from the south (taken from same point as No. 687), Southborough, Mass., Oct. 8, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section M, from the southeast, Marlborough, Mass., Nov. 15, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, land burned over, near Sawyer's Mills, from the east (covers same ground as No. 1262), Boylston, Mass., Sep. 11, 1897 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, westerly from near Murman's, (compare with No. 743), Boylston, Mass., May 14, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, main cut-off trench refilled, station 37; from the east, Clinton, Mass., Jul. 13, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, from the west, Sterling, Mass., Oct. 12, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, easterly portion, fill in Coachlace Pond, from the east, Clinton, Mass., Dec. 11, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, relocation of Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division of Boston & Maine Railroad, slope paving, looking westerly, Oakdale, West Boylston, Mass., Sep. 8, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, railroads infrastructure, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Marlborough Brook Filters, natural Filter-bed No. 20, Marlborough, Mass., Aug. 28, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Middlesex Fells Reservoir, west basin, from the northwest, at south end of Dam No. 2, Stoneham, Mass., Sep. 5, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pipes conduits

Wachusett Reservoir, Busch Brothers' commissary, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 2, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, labor camps

Wachusett Reservoir, Dumping Platform No. 9, Section 6, Sawyer's Mills, Boylston, Mass., Aug. 6, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, beach at junction of Sections 1 and 2, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, north from near Murman's, elevation of water 305 (compare with No. 5053), Boylston, Mass., Jul. 6, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping north end of Dover Pond, Section 6, looking easterly, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 8, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Nashua River and Eskers, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 12, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, westerly portion, easterly from station 40 (compare with No. 4337), Clinton, Mass., Jun. 17, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, covering muck along Muddy Brook, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 27, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, Section P, dump and cars, from the south, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 26, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northerly and easterly from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Wachusett Reservoir, Filter-bed No. 3, looking north, Sterling, Mass., Nov. 23, 1906 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, filter beds, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, South Dike, from Carville's Hill, with boy and girl standing on rock overlooking work, Boylston; Clinton, Mass., Jul. 5, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping steep slopes on Section 6, near Dumping Platform No. 10, Boylston, Mass., Dec. 1, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, north from near Murman's, (compare with No. 3671), Boylston, Mass., May 29, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, northerly and easterly from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Oct. 4, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures

Sudbury Reservoir, Section Q, showing muck, from the west, Marlborough, Mass., Nov. 15, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Department, Wachusett-Sudbury power transmission line, regular single poles, Wachusett Aqueduct, embankment section, Northborough, Mass., Aug. 1, 1918 , waterworks, power lines, aqueducts, construction completed

Sudbury Department, improvement of Lake Cochituate, upper end of Pegan Meadow, Natick, Mass., Sep. 12, 1901 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, watershed sanitary improvement

Wachusett Reservoir, stripping on Section 10, looking south, West Boylston, Mass., Oct. 14, 1903 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Sudbury Reservoir, removing muck in northwestern part of Section I, from the south, Southborough, Mass., Sep. 24, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, site of, looking towards east end, X215 Y325, Quincy, Mass., Jun. 27, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pre-construction site

Sudbury Reservoir, east side of Sections O and N, stripped, from the north, Marlborough, Mass., Sep. 25, 1896 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, south bank, looking west, Quincy, Mass., Sep. 1, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Northern High Service Bear Hill Reservoir, south dam, Stoneham, Mass., Jun. 26, 1902 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 10 and Lark Meadow, from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, North Dike, quarry, looking north, Clinton, Mass., Oct. 14, 1907 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Distribution Department, Southern High Service Forbes Hill Reservoir, site of, looking towards east end, X215 Y325, Quincy, Mass., Jun. 27, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites, pre-construction site

Wachusett Reservoir, stumps piled and drying, Section 5, Sterling, Mass., Jul. 9, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Dam No. 10 and Lark Meadow, from Hammer Neck, Stoneham, Mass., Aug. 17, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, final cleaning of reservoir, Boylston, Mass., Oct. 17, 1904 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Distribution Department, Low Service Spot Pond Reservoir, Porter Cove, Section 5, Stoneham, Mass., Jul. 21, 1900 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Reservoir, Kettle Pond, southwest of Sandy Pond, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 16, 1898 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, construction sites

Wachusett Dam, mule scrapers uncovering rock at the quarry, Boylston, Mass., Jun. 3, 1901 , waterworks, dams, construction sites, quarries extracting complexes

Wachusett Reservoir, main dam site, from the east, in Boylston Street, Clinton, Mass., Nov. 13, 1899 , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, dams, construction sites

Cleared area at dike site, looking northwesterly at Morton Pond, Enfield, Mass., Dec. 3, 1934 : Parcel no. 230-- , waterworks, reservoirs water distribution structures, real estate, pre-construction sites, Clearing of land

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