Squannacook River Dam
The Squanacook River Dam is just south of Groton Road between Groton and Shirley in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is one of five dams on the Squannacook River, which forms the boundary between Groton and Shirley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Massachusetts, United States of America, United States of America
- Also known as: “Groton Leatherboard Company Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christian Union Church and Shirley Town Hall.
Christian Union Church
Church
Christian Union Church is situated 830 feet east of Squannacook River Dam.
Shirley Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shirley Town Hall is situated 2½ miles southwest of Squannacook River Dam.
Shirley Town Pound
Historic site
Shirley Town Pound is a historic site, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Squannacook River Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groton and Ayer.
Groton
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Groton is a town of about 10,500 people in Middlesex County, in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts. Groton, like a lot of towns in New England, has a plethora of historic homes and structures to see.
Ayer
Village
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Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871, and became a major commercial railroad junction. Ayer is situated 3½ miles southeast of Squannacook River Dam.
Townsend Harbor
Neighborhood
Townsend Harbor is a village in Townsend, Massachusetts, containing Harbor Pond dammed from the Squannacook River. At this location Jonas Spaulding and his brother Waldo started a mill in 1873 that made leatherboard. Townsend Harbor is situated 4 miles northwest of Squannacook River Dam.
Squannacook River Dam
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Squannacook River Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Squannacook River Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد نهر سكواناكوك”
- Italian: “diga di Squannacook River”
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