The foundation and basement of the home of L.J. Powers, known as Quaint Quabbin, is still intact. Powers, whose summer address was Watch Hill, Rhode Island, owned several properties in… Continue reading
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The Swift River Hotel
Established in 1832, the Swift River Hotel was one of just a few hotels in the valley and the only hotel in Enfield. It was located on a route for… Continue reading
The Quabbin Club
This article was published in the Spring 2021 newsletter of the Swift River Valley Historical Society. The Quabbin Club was founded in 1897 by Marion Andrews Smith and her mother,… Continue reading
History of The Mary Lane Hospital and the Gilbert Trust
If residents of the Swift River Valley needed more significant care than Willard Segur, the local country doctor, could provide in their homes, they might have gone to Mary Lane… Continue reading