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Prescott, Hampshire, MA
*TOWN NO LONGER EXISTS DUE TO THE CREATION OF THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR
It was incorporated in 1822 from portions of Pelham and New Salem, and was partially built on Equivalent Lands. It was named in honor of Colonel William Prescott, who commanded the American forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It was unincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir... wikipedia
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- 1822 - Prescott is incorporated
- 1845 - PRESCOTT. [Pop. 780. Inc. 1822.]
Prescott was taken from Pelham and New Salem. It was named in honor of Col. Prescott, of Peperell, who was the actual commander at the battle of...Read MORE... - 1854 - Prescott
Prescott, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 74 miles W. from Boston. Population, 737.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - Prescott Massachusetts, 1890
Prescott forms the northeast angle of Hampshire County, and is about 100 miles west of Boston. The Athol and Enfield Branch of the Boston and Albany...Read MORE... - 1895 - Prescott
Prescott, a post-township of Hampshire co, Massachusetts, about 28 miles N.N.E. of Springfield. Pop. 494.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott - 1906
Prescott, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., about 28 miles NNE. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 380.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906 
Duck Pond, Prescott, Mass.
Postcard- 1938 - Prescott is no longer a town. It is flooded and becomes part of the Quabbin Reservoir.
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Duck Pond, Prescott, Mass.
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1822 - Prescott is incorporated
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1845 - PRESCOTT. [Pop. 780. Inc. 1822.]
Prescott was taken from Pelham and New Salem. It was named in honor of Col. Prescott, of Peperell, who was the actual commander at the battle of... Read MORE...
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1854 - Prescott
Prescott, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 74 miles W. from Boston. Population, 737.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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Prescott Massachusetts, 1890
Prescott forms the northeast angle of Hampshire County, and is about 100 miles west of Boston. The Athol and Enfield Branch of the Boston and Albany... Read MORE...
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1895 - Prescott
Prescott, a post-township of Hampshire co, Massachusetts, about 28 miles N.N.E. of Springfield. Pop. 494.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1906
Prescott, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., about 28 miles NNE. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 380.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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1938 - Prescott is no longer a town. It is flooded and becomes part of the Quabbin Reservoir.
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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