Wachusett Dam
The Wachusett Dam in Clinton, Massachusetts, impounds the Nashua River, creating the Wachusett Reservoir. Construction started in 1897 and was completed in 1905.Places of Interest
Highlights include Icon Museum and Study Center and Strand Theatre.
Icon Museum and Study Center
Museum
The Icon Museum and Study Center is a non-profit art museum located in Clinton, Massachusetts, United States. The Icon Museum and Study Center holds the most comprehensive collection of icons and Eastern Christian art in the U.S. with special galleries and collections dedicated to Russian, Greek, Veneto-Cretan, and Ethiopian icons, spanning nearly two thousand years of art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clinton and Lancaster.
Clinton
Lancaster
Village
South Lancaster
Suburb
South Lancaster is a census-designated place in the town of Lancaster and close to the Town of Clinton in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,642 at the 2020 census. South Lancaster is situated 2½ miles north of Wachusett Dam.
Wachusett Dam
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: dam in Clinton, Massachusetts, USA
- Categories: dam, historic district, and body of water
- Location: Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.4037° or 42° 24′ 13″ north
Longitude
-71.68812° or 71° 41′ 17″ west
Elevation
361 feet (110 metres)
Open location code
87JCC836+FQ
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Italian—“Wachusett Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “烏斯特水壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد واتشوست”
- Italian: “diga di Wachusett”
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