Diversion Dam
Diversion Dam is a dam in City of Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts. Diversion Dam is situated nearby to the neighborhood American Optical Company Historic District, as well as near Bacon–Morse Historic District.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dresser Memorial Park and Southbridge station.
Southbridge station
Railway station
Southbridge station is a former train station in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1910 by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, it is a rare local example of Spanish Mediterranean architecture, and is the only surviving railroad building in the town. Southbridge station is situated 1 mile west of Diversion Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include American Optical Company Historic District and Southbridge.
American Optical Company Historic District
Neighborhood
The American Optical Company Historic District encompasses a historic industrial complex on the Quinebaug River in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Located on roughly 80 acres east of downtown Southbridge, the complex was developed between the 1880s and 1950s by the American Optical Company, one of the largest manufacturers of eyewear at the turn of the 20th century.
Southbridge
Southbridge is a town in southern Central Massachusetts, about 60 miles from Boston. Southbridge is a close-knit community with a downtown area of friendly small businesses.Bacon–Morse Historic District
Neighborhood
The Bacon–Morse Historic District encompasses a historic rural village center in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It consists of a collection of houses and barns, as well as a cemetery, at the intersection of North Woodstock and Tipton Rock Roads. Bacon–Morse Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of Diversion Dam.
Diversion Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Location: City of Southbridge Town, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.07161° or 42° 4′ 18″ north
Longitude
-72.01394° or 72° 0′ 50″ west
Elevation
417 feet (127 metres)
Open location code
87J93XCP+JC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Diversion Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Diversion Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
- Cebuano: “Diversion Dam”
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