ATHOL — Maria Beiter-Tucker will share the history of the Swift River Valley on Tuesday, Nov. 6 when the Athol Public Library hosts a program on the Quabbin Reservoir and the “Accidental Wilderness.”
April 28, 1938 is the day that marked the official disestablishment of four Massachusetts towns. Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott were replaced by the Quabbin Reservoir, completely changing the landscape of the Swift River Valley and changing the surrounding region forever.
DCR Quabbin Visitor Center Manager Beiter-Tucker shares history of the Swift River Valley as well as how the Reservoir became known as the “Accidental Wilderness.”
The area of the Quabbin Reservoir lends itself to myths and mysteries. Workers living in quarantine, graves left behind, buildings revealed by low waters and the presence of large predators are just a few of the stories that surround the Quabbin. Come and find out what is real, what is myth and what is a mystery.
Maria has worked at the Quabbin Reservoir for 13 years and is always discovering something new to learn about this area.
The presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Program Room at the library. Register by calling 978-249-9515.
Free and open to the public, light refreshments will be available courtesy of the Friends of the Athol Public Library.