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Dana Common Quabbin town

Ghost town Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Coins and tokensCoins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesButtons and buckles
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: large cents, bottles.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

1801-1938 farm and mill town

Town incorporated in 1801 and disincorporated in 1938 to build the Quabbin Reservoir; its houses were moved or razed, though most of its land is still above water.View source →

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