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Plate for "W. F. Litchfield Bridge" - 1906
This iron plate was found at the bottom of the Assabet River. The Litchfield bridge was built across the Assabet River below the railroad bridge. It was to provide access to Litchfield's coalyard from the Company office on Main Street. It was…
Floating Yellow & Orange Ducks
Maynard Rotary Club
1st Annual Assabet River Duck Race
The ducks where release onto the Assabet River from the Elks and floated to the Damon Mill Dam in West Concord. It was part of a fundraiser, first to arrive won.
"Rockies" of the Assabet River
A swimming area in the Assabet River behind the Town Building , running north of Martin St. The area was created by piling large rocks in the moving river to form a dam of sorts to raise the water level upstream.
File Folder for the Assabet River
The file contains reports on the flood plain, river basin studies, histories, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents pertaining to the river, also OARS related information.
File Folder for the Ben Smith Dam
The file contains reports, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents pertaining to the dam and the canal leading to Mill Pond.
Construction of Bridge on Walnut Street - 1921-22
A copy of a picture of the construction of the Walnut Street Bridge, 1921-22.
Assabet River - 1945
The Assabet River seen from the old railroad bed. Crow Island protrudes into the river on the left side of the picture.
Paper Mill Dam Stereograph
A stereograph of the Paper Mill Dam. The photograph is facing upstream of the Assabet River (west), with Assabet Mills in the distance.
This dam was used to harness water power to run the mill. Water that was used in the creation of paper was…
This dam was used to harness water power to run the mill. Water that was used in the creation of paper was…
Flood of August - 1955
A series of 19 photographs (6 shown here) taken at the Powder Mill Dam and Old High Street of the Assabet River in flood as a result of heavy rain on Aug. 19, 1955.
Railroad Bridge Removal - 1982
This was the B&M railroad bridge over the Assabet River. The Maynard DPW was in charge of the removal. The Raynor Scrap Company of Worcester, MA had the demolition contract. The I beams on the center span was brought to MBTA yard in Somerville, MA…
Assabet River Clean Up - 2011
Some of the debris that was removed from the river with the help of the army.
Foundation Construction Main Street
During the construction of a foundation for a hardware store on Main Street in 2002 the original Assabet River bed was exposed showing peat and mud from the river. The Assabet River flowed through the Main Street area and was moved to its existing…
Assabet River Motor Launch at Whitman's Crossing - 1910
In 1906 Peter Wilcox and another Maynard man were granted a licence to operate a passenger boat from Maynard to Lake Boon. A boat house and landing wharf was built on the river near the Ben Smith Dam and a landing wharf was installed at Whitman's…
West End from Summer Hill - 1920's
The Assabet River, Ben Smith Bridge and the Mill Street Bridge are visible on the right side of picture. The old pumping station chimney, back and to the left, on Winter Street and the chimney at the trolley barn are seen on the left.
West End from Summer Hill - 1930's
The Ben Smith Bridge and the Mill Street Bridge are seen as well as the Assabet River. The chimney, center left, is the old pumping station on Winter Street.
Russell's Bridge - 1978
The first Russell's Bridge connected Stow to Sudbury over the Assabet River.
Assabet River - 1887
The Assabet River seen after a thunder storm in July 1887. The view is of the river looking upstream toward the Ben Smith Bridge perhaps taken from the Mill Street Bridge.