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List Of Ghost Towns In Massachusetts
This is an incomplete List of ghost towns in Massachusetts. * Catamount, Massachusetts, Catamount * Dana, Massachusetts, Dana (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir) * Davis, Massachusetts, Davis * Dogtown, Massachusetts, Dogtown * Enfield, Massachusetts, Enfield (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir) * Greenwich, Massachusetts, Greenwich (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir) * Hillsboro, Massachusetts, Hillsboro * Long Point (Cape Cod), Long Point * Norton Furnace, Massachusetts, Norton Furnace * Prescott, Massachusetts, Prescott (submerged to form Quabbin Reservoir) * Questing (New Marlborough, Massachusetts), Questing * Whitewash Village, Massachusetts, Whitewash Village Notes and references {{Lists of ghost towns by U.S. state Ghost towns in Massachusetts, Lists of ghost towns in the United States, Massachusetts Lists of places in Massachusetts, Ghost towns Tourist attractions in Massachusetts American Old West-related lists, Ghost towns in Massachusetts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Towns
Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * ''Ghost Town'' (1956 film), an American Western film by Allen H. Miner * ''Ghost Town'' (1988 film), an American horror film by Richard McCarthy (as Richard Governor) * ''Ghost Town'' (2008 film), an American fantasy comedy film by David Koepp * ''Ghost Town'', a 2008 TV film featuring Billy Drago * ''Derek Acorah's Ghost Towns'', a 2005–2006 British paranormal reality television series * "Ghost Town" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 TV episode Literature * ''Ghost Town'' (''Lucky Luke'') or ''La Ville fantôme'', a 1965 ''Lucky Luke'' comic *''Ghost Town'', a Beacon Street Girls novel by Annie Bryant *''Ghost Town'', a 1998 novel by Robert Coover *''Ghosttown'', a 2007 novel by Douglas Anne Munson Music * Ghost Town (band), an American electronic band * ''Ghost Town'', a 1939 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Point (Cape Cod)
Long Point is a peninsula located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, as it curls back in on itself to create Provincetown Harbor. The Long Point Light was built on this point in 1827. The lighthouse once shared this peninsula with a settlement of fishermen that came to be known as Long Point, Massachusetts. This Provincetown village grew and thrived from 1818 until the late 1850s. When the settlers decided to leave Long Point, they took most of their houses with them – about 30 structures in all – by floating them across the harbor. During the American Civil War, the military established a defensive coastal artillery post and garrison at this location. The Long Point Battery came to be known as "Fort Useless" and "Fort Ridiculous" among the local residents. Today, nothing remains of the village of Long Point, except for the lighthouse and an earthen mound, the last remnant from the earlier military post. Early history A fisherman named John A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Places In Massachusetts
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Lists Of Ghost Towns In The United States
This is a list of lists of ghost towns in the United States by state. *List of ghost towns in Alabama * List of ghost towns in Alaska *List of ghost towns in Arizona *List of ghost towns in Arkansas *List of ghost towns in California *List of ghost towns in Colorado *List of ghost towns in Connecticut * List of ghost towns in Delaware *List of ghost towns in Florida * List of ghost towns in Georgia *List of ghost towns in Hawaii *List of ghost towns in Idaho * List of ghost towns in Illinois *List of ghost towns in Indiana *List of ghost towns in Iowa *List of ghost towns in Kansas *List of ghost towns in Kentucky *List of ghost towns in Louisiana * List of ghost towns in Maine *List of ghost towns in Maryland *List of ghost towns in Massachusetts *List of ghost towns in Michigan *List of ghost towns in Minnesota *List of ghost towns in Mississippi *List of ghost towns in Missouri *List of ghost towns in Montana *List of ghost towns in Nebraska *List of ghost towns in Nevada *List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Towns In Massachusetts
A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a ''séance''. Other terms associated with it are apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter or spectre, spirit, spook, wraith, demon, and ghoul. The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of the spirits of the dead, is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to rest the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary, human-like essences, though stories of ghostly armies and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitewash Village, Massachusetts
Whitewash Village was a village settlement on Monomoy Island in Massachusetts, established sometime around 1710. The village may have received its name from the whitewashed painted buildings, although whether this is true is unclear. There was a belief that the settlement contained vestiges of a strong economic framework. This had lasted for many years, and had been "bestowed upon it” by God. A tavern for rowdy sailors was opened up in the location of today's Hospital Pond, known then as Wreck Cove and also reputed to have housed prostitutes for passing sailors. There are legends of hauntings by prostitutes plying their wares with varying degrees of success. During the early 19th century, a very deep natural harbor at Monomoy's inner shore known as the Powder Hole attracted a sizable fishing settlement. At its height almost 200 ships were in port here. In its prime, Whitewash Village housed about 200 residents, a tavern inn called Monomoit House, and Public School #13, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Questing (New Marlborough, Massachusetts)
Questing is a open space preserve and colonial era historic site located in New Marlborough, Massachusetts within The Berkshires. The property, acquired in 1996 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations The Trustees of Reservations is a non-profit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historical places in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is the oldest land conservation nonprofit orga ..., is named for a mythical beast from Arthurian Mythology called the Questing Beast. The reservation includes hiking trails, open meadows and hay fields, vernal pools, and streams. It is open to hiking, picnicking, cross country skiing, and hunting (in season). A trailhead is located on New Marlborough Hill Road in New Marlborough. Bikes, snowmobiles and motorized vehicles are prohibited. History Questing Reservation is on a hill where the first fort was built in the original New Marlborough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prescott, Massachusetts
Prescott was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. It was incorporated in 1822 from portions of Pelham and New Salem, and was partially built on Equivalent Lands. It was named in honor of Colonel William Prescott, who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. It was the least populous of the four unincorporated towns, with barely 300 residents by 1900. Upon dissolution, portions of the town were annexed to the adjacent towns of New Salem and Petersham. The majority of the former town (the New Salem portion) is still above water, and is known as the Prescott Peninsula. The public is not allowed on the peninsula except for an annual tour given by the Swift River Valley Historical Society, or for hikes conducted by the Society. None of the land is in Hampshire County any longer; the New Salem portion is in Franklin County; and the Petersham portion is in Worcester C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norton Furnace, Massachusetts
Norton Furnace is a ghost town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The settlement was located approximately south of Norton. The general area where Norton Furnace was located, between Norton, Massachusetts and Oakland, Massachusetts, is today known as Meadowbrook (at Meadow Brook Pond * * * *). History A furnace for manufacturing iron was established here in 1825 by Annes A. Lincoln, Jr. By 1837, it employed 25 people. The early settlement was known as "Norton Furnace", "Copperworks Village", and "Norton Mills". By 1850, the settlement had 25 houses and a store. Two companies located there—Norton Copper Works, and the Norton Furnace Company—remained active until the 1890s, after which the Norton Copper Works moved to Worcester and the Norton Furnace Company moved to near Boston. A branch of the Old Colony Railroad ran through the settlement, and by 1871 a station was located there. A post office was located there as early as 1899. The Meadowbro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsboro, Massachusetts
Leverett is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,865 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Town of Leverett is located on the traditional lands of the Pennacook and the Pocomtuc Nations. Leverett is one of the southernmost towns of Franklin County, located west of Shutesbury and Wendell, east of Sunderland, south of Montague, and north of Amherst. Leverett was originally part of Sunderland (named Swampfield at that time). The first non-indigenous settlement was established in 1750, and the settlers officially petitioned Sunderland to become their own town in 1774. The town was named for John Leverett, the twentieth Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. In 1985, a Buddhist monastic order called Nipponzan Myohoji erected a large monument in Leverett. This structure, known as the New England Peace Pagoda, is considered the first of its kind in North America. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut [Massachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət],'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York (state), New York to the west. The state's capital and List of municipalities in Massachusetts, most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban area, urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American History of the United States, history, academia, and the Economy of the United States, research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich, Massachusetts
Greenwich () was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. The town was lost as a result of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir in order to supply Boston's growing water needs. History Greenwich was established in 1739 as Quabbin, incorporated as Quabbin Parish in 1754, and became the town of Greenwich (named for John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, John Campbell, Duke of Greenwich) in 1754. It was located along the East and Middle branches of the Quabbin Valley, Swift River. The Athol Branch of the Boston and Albany Railroad ran through the center of town, as did Route 21 (Massachusetts), Route 21. It was well known for its lakes and ponds, which were popular vacation spots. It bordered four towns—Enfield, Prescott, Dana, and Hardwick. H. P. Lovecraft's fictional town of Dunwich (Lovecraft), Dunwich in his seminal story "The Dunwich Horror" was partially based on the town of Greenwich. Additionally, Lovecraft's story "The Colour Out of Space" is set in this valley before it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
