Tag: arlington reservoir

• Arlington Reservoir Water Tower

  

  The water tower is an architectural and historical landmark for Arlington. It’s been in the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. Plaques on the tower detail its history.

  Ray Bernoff

  October 30, 2019

  History, Objects, Places

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• Arlington Reservoir

  

  Arlington’s second-largest body of water, the Arlington Reservoir, is a little different from the others. It was made by people instead of dug out by glaciers. According to the Arlington Reservoir Committee website, Arlington created it in 1871 by damming Munroe Brook. Arlington used the reservoir for drinking water until it joined Massachusetts Water Resources…

  Ray Bernoff

  August 26, 2019

  Events, History, Photos, Places

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