Dana Center
Dana was a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Dana was disincorporated as a result of the construction of the Quabbin Reservoir.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: ghost town in Worcester County, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Dana”, “Dana Centre”, “Dana Commons”, and “Dana, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nichewaug Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nichewaug and Quabbin.
Nichewaug
Hamlet
Nichewaug is a village in Massachusetts, part of the town of Petersham. It is close to the Quabbin Reservoir and the former town of Dana, Massachusetts. Nichewaug is situated 1½ miles northeast of Dana Center.
Quabbin
The Quabbin Valley is in Central Massachusetts, it consists of the Quabbin Reservoir and a number of small towns and settlements. Towns and villages in the area inckude: Barre, Belchertown, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, New Salem, Oakham, Pelham, Petersham, Ware.Petersham
Village
Dana Center
- Categories: ghost town, town in the United States, and locality
- Location: Town of Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.42215° or 42° 25′ 20″ north
Longitude
-72.22761° or 72° 13′ 39″ west
Elevation
571 feet (174 metres)
Open location code
87J9CQCC+VX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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