ROUTE 122 ~ LOST VILLAGES SCENIC BYWAY Petersham • Barre • Oakham • Rutland • Paxton PETERSHAM BARRE OAKHAM RUTLAND PAXTON ABOUT THE WESTERN MASS BYWAYS SYSTEM For more information about the Route 122 Scenic Byway and Western Mass Scenic Byways, please scan: 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 Petersham. The village existed under three names for 104 years including Clark’s Oakham was originally the west wing of Rutland; first settled by Rutland was founded in 1713 and incorporated in 1722. It is The Mill Village was established in 1747 and consisted of a Nichewaug village was in the southern section of town and was Mills and Smithville, harnessing power from the Ware River to whites in the 1740s. The town was incorporated as a district on the geographical center of Massachusetts, marked by a tree gristmill, sawmill, triphammer, tavern, and one-room school also known by some as Factory Village with its riverside grist and manufacture cotton cloth. The mill closed in 1925. DCR bought June 11, 1762, and given full town status on August 23, 1775. called the Central Tree located n the Central Tree Road. Originally house. In 1965, the site was named the Major Willard Moore ~ WESTERN MASS SCENIC BYWAYS ~ saw mills, woodshops, blacksmiths and other businesses. The village all the village properties including the company store, post office, There were two main population centers in the town: the center 12 miles square, it included parts of Paxton, Oakham, Barre, Memorial State Park. thrived with its own Post Office, schoolhouse, and general store. filling station, barber shop, office building, and school house. village, and Coldbrook Springs, at the north end of town. Princeton, and Hubbardston. These towns each became incorporated Route 122 (Lost Villages), Mount Greylock, Jacob’s Ladder, Route 116, Route 112, Nichewaug was neighbor to the town of Dana, one of the villages The DCR razed the rest of the mill in 1936 following the creation from 1771 to 1775 and separate from Rutland. All the buildings Connecticut River, and Mohawk Trail lost to the creation of Quabbin Reservoir. of the Quabbin Reservoir. The former weaving building now serves of West Rutland village were removed in the 1930s,as the area is Find adventure at every turn — outdoor recreation, as a garage for the DCR and is the only surviving structure on site. considered watershed for Quabbin Reservoir. Some towns dwindled as local industries consolidated breathtaking views, world-class art, and American manufacturing in larger, faraway hubs. Other towns history, seven designated scenic byways. saw tourism boom as inns and motels, gift shops, and Much of the Scenic Byways network originated restaurants popped up to cater to the newly motoring hundreds of years ago as Native American footpaths middle class. along river valleys and hillsides. European settlers Today there are seven scenic byways in western expanded many of the paths into stagecoach routes. Massachusetts, all part of the US Department of The byways connected villages to towns as farms, Transportation’s National Scenic Byways Program. tanneries, and paper mills traded their goods, and Grassroots efforts essential to this program helped destinations like Mount Holyoke’s Summit House recognize, preserve, and enhance the archeological, attracted tourists beginning in the 19th century. cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic The advent of the automobile and the creation of resources important to these roadways. The byways state roads had the greatest impact on the region. have something for everyone, everyday, all year around. SLOW ROADS, GREAT ADVENTURES www.bywayswestmass.com The Route 122 Scenic Byway is a collaborative project • Towns “lost” to the Quabbin Reservoir: Bedrock, Kettle Brook, and Camp Coldbrook Golf Courses, Celebrate The Seasons Much to See and Enjoy of the five towns of Barre, Oakham, Paxton, Petersham, BLAI LIPSTO R B EN POUND O O Cross r m Regional Planning CommissionT (CMRPC), massDOT/Office t WMA P R DRIV HARVARD D !O u a P R f E R D C i !O n B E R b H !O WARE RIVER c e R RIV OD WESTMINSTER Area e r E R A G A h I w M Area a iv D P O HILL N n K E H D M A W e O s Of TransportationL Planning Geospatial Resources SectionFOREST S SH r E ![ R D TER M Rural A R A R O NA E A N P WATERSHED Y N Dana, Enfield, Greenwich, and Prescott h S Burnshirt D O Holland's k D F M c N E o A L A R Bro R O WARE RIVER Barre RIVE A and the Office of Geographic Information (MassGIS), A A P as well as the Barre Falls Dam Disc Golf Course, provide n F n R Moore State Park in Paxton was the site of grist and o Ware River I O L Nels a L AREA WARE RIVER O Cemetery D L LANE R M r River SV Ware River WATERSHED Mill Site N W G G Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Information Technology B NEW U Y WARE RIVER Falls Dam I L ROW A U A S Watershed LEOMINST to t LD WATERSHED TY B s O N D ny rook T E T MOUNT Watershed W S IR O TT B a E AREA BOSTON S O W O Division. E WATERSHED D E C E R W R V T E R C I S B AREA S T H HUBBARDSTON S u A A S R T PLEASANT teep ut rns D Goose Hill A R T W I A !O T G ter h LE E and Rutland, in partnership with the following agencies: North Main Phillipston AS Branch irt O O BR EE E R MI H S R S Y AREA A R R E iv O A O E R I PINE E H L e ET D O D IV P T LL R D C r E S E A R V L r !O Cemetery R B D S S A R D O Information depicted on this map is for planning purposes Street SV WMA R e Mount G D O R ID k v ST Hillside I B E i F A E PS E HILL R o D R E D R A I A E R o Z R K e S E O NEW PETERSHAM PRINCETON r only. This information is not adequate for legal boundary R c R N Y LI BARRE R S A n R K A B HOLDEN 101 Y i Pleasant O O L V Road O R E E O r B Old Rutland A I D Route 122 Scenic Byway a A r !O k • The “Indian” Caves M O SALEM I P N e R I N " d D o ) L venues for friendly competition. Farm stands dot the byway B saw mills from 1747 through the early 1900s. 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