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Synopsis
In 1915, the general assembly appointed the Providence Water Supply Board to condemn 14,800 acres of land in rural Scituate. The hardworking people of the five villages were devastated. By December 1916, notices were delivered to the villagers stating that the homes and land they had owned for generations were to be taken and destroyed. Construction was well under way by 1921, and water was being stored by November 10, 1925. On September 30, 1926, the treatment plant began operation. It now serves more than 60 percent of Rhode Islanders. The $21 million project was the largest ever undertaken in the state at the time. The dam that annihilated the villages is 3,200 feet long and 100 feet high and holds back more than 40 billion gallons of water. Today these quiet villages lie up to 87 feet beneath the cold, dark waters of the Scituate Reservoir.
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About the Author
Raymond A. Wolf is a native of Scituate and member of the Scituate Preservation Society. His mother was born and lived in Rockland, one of the lost villages. Through her stories and extensive research at the Providence Water Supply Archives, he has compiled volumes of information on the lost villages.
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- PublisherArcadia Publishing Library Editions
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1531643175
- ISBN 13 9781531643171
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages130
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