Pollution of Alewife Brook and Mystic River - Arlington, Massachusetts
- Date Range
- November 18, 1879 – December 30, 1880
- Title
- Pollution of Alewife Brook and Mystic River - Arlington, Massachusetts
- What occurred
- During the late 1870s, there was growing concern in the town of Arlington over the frequent polluting of the Alewife Brook, which is located on the Arlington and Cambridge border. The pollution was being caused by the city of Cambridge because of the emptying of sewage into the brook. On November 18, 1879, there was a town meeting held in Arlington where people wanted to see action being taken over the heavy increase in the pollution of the Alewife Brook. Roughly a year later, on December 30, 1880, a committee was selected to protect public health and put an end to the emptying of sewage into the Alewife Brook and the connecting Mystic River.
- Location
- Cambridge Park Dr. Cambridge, MA 02140 (Alewife Train Station)
- Image Citation
- Alewife Brook Parkway- digitalcommonwealth.org
- Student name(s)
- Tim Mazzei