I remember an old story I heard about Quabbin, that there were homes that used to be where the water is now, and some people refused to leave and were drowned. Doubt it was true.
I remember an old story I heard about Quabbin, that there were homes that used to be where the water is now, and some people refused to leave and were drowned. Doubt it was true.
No, they were moved out, with force if necessary. The part about the homes is correct; there four towns and the surrounding land taken by eminent domain.
Graves were dug up and moved — there is a huge cemetary on the south side of Rte 9.
There’s a fairly accurate wikipedia article about the events leading up to the creation of the Quabbin.