ROUTE 122 ~ LOST VILLAGES SCENIC BYWAY Petersham • Barre • Oakham • Rutland • Paxton

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Nichewaug Village White Valley Village Village of Coldbrook Springs Village of West Rutland Moore State Park, an old mill village site Nichewaug was an early name for the town of The village existed under three names for 104 years Oakham was originally the west wing of Rutland; Rutland was founded in 1713 and incorporated in 1722. The Mill Village was established in 1747 and Petersham. Nichewaug village was in the southern including Clark’s Mills and Smithville, harnessing power first settled by whites in the 1740s. The town was It is the geographical center of Massachusetts, marked consisted of a gristmill, sawmill, triphammer, tavern, section of town and was also known by some from the Ware River to manufacture cotton cloth. The incorporated as a district on June 11, 1762, and given by a tree called the Central Tree located on the Central and one-room school house. In 1965, the site as Factory Village with its riverside grist and saw mill closed in 1925. DCR bought all the village properties full town status on August 23, 1775. There were two Tree Road. Originally 12 miles square, it included parts was named the Major Willard Moore Memorial mills, woodshops, blacksmiths and other businesses. including the company store, post office, filling station, The village thrived with its own Post Office, barber shop, office building, and school house. The DCR main population centers in the town; the center village, of Paxton, Oakham, Barre, Princeton, and Hubbardston. State Park. schoolhouse, and general store. Nichewaug was razed the rest of the mill in 1936 following the creation and Coldbrook Springs, at the north end of town. These towns each became incorporated from 1771 to neighbor to the town of Dana, one of the villages of the Quabbin Reservoir. The former weaving building 1775 and separate from Rutland. All the buildings of WESTERN MASS SCENIC BYWAYS lost to the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. now serves as a garage for the DCR and is the only West Rutland village were removed in the 1930s as the Route 122 (Lost Villages), surviving structure on site. area is considered watershed for Quabbin Reservoir. Mount Greylock, Jacob’s Ladder, Route 116, Route 112, Connecticut River, and Mohawk Trail Find adventure at every turn — outdoor recreation, breathtaking views, world-class art, and American history, seven designated scenic byways. Much of the Scenic Byways network originated

hundreds of years ago as Native American footpaths

along river valleys and hillsides. European settlers ex panded many of the paths into stagecoach routes. The byways connected villages to towns as farms,

tanneries, and paper mills traded their goods, and destinations like Mount Holyoke’s Summit House at tracted tourists beginning in the 19th century. The advent of the automobile and the creation of state roads had the greatest impact on the region.

Route 122 Scenic Byway ~ Much to See and Enjoy Some towns dwindled as local industries consoli - Linking the historic towns of Orange, • West Rutland Village Barre Falls Dam Disc Golf Course, provide Celebrate The Seasons dated manufacturing in larger, faraway hubs. Other towns saw tourism boom as inns and motels, gift New Salem, Petersham, Barre, Oakham, • Coldbrook Springs Village venues for friendly competition. Farm stands dot Moore State Park in Paxton was the site of grist shops, and restaurants popped up to cater to the Rutland and Paxton, the Route 122 Scenic • White Valley Village the byway providing the traveler with a direct and saw mills from 1747 through the early 1900s. newly motoring middle class.

connection to fresh produce at local farms. Today, walking, hiking, and cross-country skiing Today there are seven scenic byways in western

Byway travels from north of the Quabbin • Nichewaug Village paths pass old stone foundations, the Enchanta Massachusetts, all part of the US Department of Reservoir south along 40 miles to the • Moore State Park Serenity and Reflection covered bridge, and a restored mill, providing Transportation’s National Scenic Byways Program. border of Paxton and the City of Worcester. Grassroots efforts essential to this program helped • Rutland Prison Camp For many visitors, the quiet and unspoiled year-round opportunities to enjoy nature and recognize, preserve, and enhance the archeological, History and Culture at Every Turn • Old mill villages and farm settlements landscape inspires spiritual reflection. Petersham glimpse the region’s past. Thousands of azaleas, and Barre are home to several Catholic convents cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic The Lost Villages Section of the Route 122 rhododendrons, and mountain laurels cascade re sources important to these roadways. Pack Your Gear and Stay a While and monasteries, Buddhist retreats, and non- Scenic Byway derives its name from the many down hills, line wooded paths, and decorate The byways have something for everyone, every -

areas once settled that were “lost” as a result Rutland State Park, Federated Women’s Club denominational spiritual centers. As you travel waterfalls, making this an especially glorious day, all year around.

State Forest, Harvard Forest, Muir Meadows through the Quabbin Reservoir region, it is

destina tion when the plants bloom in mid- to

of changes in human settlement patterns, SLOW ROADS, GREAT ADVENTURES

Cook’s Canyon, and other local conservation worth reflecting on the four towns relocated in

the creation of the Quabbin Reserv oir and its late spring. Fall foliage draws thousands each year the 1930s to accommodate this massive project. www.bywayswestmass.com aqueduct system, and other historic events. areas offer ample opportunities for camping, to w itness the changing seasons all along the byway.

hiking, on- and off-road biking, horseback Hundreds of homes, businesses, a state highway The Internationa l Snowmobile Trail and the Mass The “lost villages” include the following: For more information about riding, hunting, fishing, cross-country skiing, and railroad line, and 34 cemeteries were moved Central Rail Trail, along with many other paths • Towns “lost” to the Quabbin Reservoir: the Route 122 Scenic Byway canoeing and kayaking, and wildlife watching. or dismantled. In Petersham , Gate 40 leads to Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott all along the route, attract countless visitors to and Western Mass Scenic Quail Hollow, Bedrock, Kettle Brook, and the former Dana town common and Gate 43 k trek the trails winter, sp ring, summer, and fall. • The “Indian” Caves Camp Coldbrook Golf Courses, as well as the leads to the former Town of Greenwich. Byways, please scan:

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