When the population of Boston exploded in the late 1800s the critical need to expand the public water supply was realized. In response to this all eyes focused northward to the Quabbin Valley with its many ponds lakes and streams. To harness this source of water the towns of Dana Enfield Greenwich and Prescott were flooded and destroyed. Residents buildings and 7 500 bodies buried in cemeteries were removed. By 1938 there was no longer any evidence of human habitation in the area. Through vintage photographs Quabbin Valley People and Places shares the stories of how these people lived worked and played from 1750 to 1938.