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Title
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Creation of Nashawannuck Pond
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Description
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The Williston-Knight Button company created Lower Mill Pond by damming three tributary rivers, the Broad Brook, White Brook and Wilton Brook. This was done to create a water power source to fuel the industrial mills, which were the main driver of economic growth in the town at the time.
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Date
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1847 – 1847
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Location - Physical Location
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1 Cottage St, Easthampton, MA 01027
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Name
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Jade Rousseau
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cites
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Friends of Nashawannuck Pond, "About The Pond", Nashawannuck Pond, Dec 2014
