Bemis Pond Reservoir – Chicopee MA

City:
Chicopee, MA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Winter Sports, Dams

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Description

WPA Bulletin, 1937: “A 12-acre pond is included on the land. WPA workmen have completed construction of a dike to hold in this water and in the winter the spot can be used for winter sport purposes.”

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Nov. 1, 1937 (pg. 2). https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 5, 2017.

Location Info

Bemis Ave.
Chicopee, MA

Coordinates: 42.145133, -72.590234

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