Quabbin Reservoir/Goodnough Dike LbNA #3631
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Add Location| Owner: | BlackA  |
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| Plant date: | Aug 27, 2002 |
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| City: | Ware |
| County: | Hampshire |
| State: | Massachusetts |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Rock Island |
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| Last found: | Oct 2, 2019 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFOFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 15, 2018 |
Originally planted by Bonnie and adopted on October 18, 2008 by BlackA.
Quabbin Reservoir/Goodnough Dike Letterbox
Ware, Massachusetts
The Quabbin Reservoir was created in 1939 in the evacuated Swift River Valley, in order to provide a supply of water for the city of Boston. The construction of the Quabbin required the building of two dams and the destruction of the towns of Prescott, Dana, Enfield, and Greenwich. By 1946, the reservoir was filled, creating one of the largest bodies of untreated drinking water in the world. The reservation also serves as a wildlife sanctuary and offers numerous hiking trails on the nearly 40,000 acres that are open to the public.
CLUE DIFFICULTY: Easy
TERRAIN: Easy--A walk on paved road. The entire walk, from car to letterbox and back again is 2 mile.
ESTABLISHED: August 27, 2002
DIRECTIONS: From Route 9, whether coming from the east or the west, enter the Quabbin at the "east entrance" located directly across the road from the Quabbin Park Cemetery. If you are coming from Amherst, Northampton, or other points west, this is the third entrance to the Quabbin, immediately following the Monson Turnpike in Ware. Enter the park and drive 0.9 miles until you see the small green signs for the Goodnough Dike. Park along this triangular driveway.
CLUE: Walk around the silver gate and follow the paved road. Just up ahead the paved road forks. Go left. It will lead you to the water and the Goodnough Dike. Cross the dike and locate Quabbin Gate 50, on the eastern end of the dike.
Go around the silver gate and take the trail at Gate 50 into the woods 22 paces (1 pace = 2 steps). To your right up a small but steep (and possibly slippery) incline there are three sister birches with a boulder behind them. Look behind the three sisters. Voila! Please re-hide the letterbox in the same place. It does not contain a stamp pad, so be sure to bring your own.
You can either return to your vehicle the same way you came or you can complete the loop by continuing on the paved road which will bring you back to the original fork in the road.
Quabbin Reservoir/Goodnough Dike Letterbox
Ware, Massachusetts
The Quabbin Reservoir was created in 1939 in the evacuated Swift River Valley, in order to provide a supply of water for the city of Boston. The construction of the Quabbin required the building of two dams and the destruction of the towns of Prescott, Dana, Enfield, and Greenwich. By 1946, the reservoir was filled, creating one of the largest bodies of untreated drinking water in the world. The reservation also serves as a wildlife sanctuary and offers numerous hiking trails on the nearly 40,000 acres that are open to the public.
CLUE DIFFICULTY: Easy
TERRAIN: Easy--A walk on paved road. The entire walk, from car to letterbox and back again is 2 mile.
ESTABLISHED: August 27, 2002
DIRECTIONS: From Route 9, whether coming from the east or the west, enter the Quabbin at the "east entrance" located directly across the road from the Quabbin Park Cemetery. If you are coming from Amherst, Northampton, or other points west, this is the third entrance to the Quabbin, immediately following the Monson Turnpike in Ware. Enter the park and drive 0.9 miles until you see the small green signs for the Goodnough Dike. Park along this triangular driveway.
CLUE: Walk around the silver gate and follow the paved road. Just up ahead the paved road forks. Go left. It will lead you to the water and the Goodnough Dike. Cross the dike and locate Quabbin Gate 50, on the eastern end of the dike.
Go around the silver gate and take the trail at Gate 50 into the woods 22 paces (1 pace = 2 steps). To your right up a small but steep (and possibly slippery) incline there are three sister birches with a boulder behind them. Look behind the three sisters. Voila! Please re-hide the letterbox in the same place. It does not contain a stamp pad, so be sure to bring your own.
You can either return to your vehicle the same way you came or you can complete the loop by continuing on the paved road which will bring you back to the original fork in the road.