The Wachusett Dam rises in a long earthen-and-masonry embankment behind a small stone gatehouse, with a curving road and a pool of water in the foreground. Built by the Metropolitan Water Board across the Nashua River and completed in 1905, the dam impounds the Wachusett Reservoir, a key piece of Boston's public water supply. The gatehouse at its base controls the outlet flow. The scene dates to the dam's early years, when the surrounding grounds were still open lawn and gravel road.
Thin white border; heavy surface scuffing and abrasion in the sky area; small printed MCo trademark in lower-left corner; light edge and corner wear.
Postmark: AMESBURY AUG 17 3-30A 1906 MASS and CLINTON, MASS AUG 2? 8-1?A. Address: Miss Charlotte Hassett, Sparhawk St., Amesbury, Mass. Undivided back with 'THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS', red 'Post Card' heading, 'No. 8171. Made in Germany.' imprint and 1c Franklin stamp; light corner/edge wear, slight soiling.
Cite this card
Wachusett Dam, Clinton, Mass., 1906, postcard, c. 1906. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/wachusett-dam-clinton-mass-1906. Accessed November 2, 2026.
