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*TOWN NO LONGER EXISTS DUE TO THE CREATION OF THE QUABBIN RESERVOIR
Formed from parts of Petersham, Greenwich, and Hardwick, it was incorporated in 1801. The town was named for Massachusetts statesman Francis Dana. The town was disincorporated on April 28, 1938, as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, all of the town was returned to the adjacent town of Petersham. The majority of the land of the former town is still above water. kids.kiddle.co
Included in Dana were: Renfrew, Storesville, and Doubleday.
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- 1801 - Dana is incorporated
- 1845 - DANA. [Pop. 691. Inc. 1801.]
Dana was composed, of portions of Greenwich, Hardwick, and Petersham, and was named after the Chief-Justice of the State when the town was...Read MORE... - 1848 - Dana
This township was composed of a part of Greenwich, in Hampshire county, of the north part of Hardwick, and the south-east part of Petersham. It was...Read MORE... - 1854 - Dana
Dana, a post-township of Worcester county, Massachusetts, 65 miles W. of Boston. Population, 842.
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. - 1859
DANA, a township in Worcester co., in the state of Massachsuetts, U.S., on a branch of Swift river. Pop. 691. Palm-leaf hats are extensively...Read MORE... - Dana Massachusetts, 1890
Dana is a small farming and manufacturing town situated near the middle of the western border of Worcester County, about 75 miles west from Boston....Read MORE... 
R.R. Station, No. Dana, Mass.
Postcard- 1895 - Dana
Dana, a post-township of Worcester co., Mass., about 28 miles W.N.W., of Worcester. It contains a village named North Dana, and has manufactures of...Read MORE... 
Swift River Hat Co., No. Dana, Mass.
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North Dana
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Dana's School and Town Hall
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Dana, a post-township (town) of Worcester co., Mass., 28 miles WNW. of Worcester. Pop. in 1900, 790.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher 
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View on West Street, North Dana, Mass.
Postcard- Dana was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir
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R.R. Station, No. Dana, Mass.
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Swift River Hat Co., No. Dana, Mass.
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North Dana
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Dana's School and Town Hall
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View on West Street, North Dana, Mass.
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1801 - Dana is incorporated
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1845 - DANA. [Pop. 691. Inc. 1801.]
Dana was composed, of portions of Greenwich, Hardwick, and Petersham, and was named after the Chief-Justice of the State when the town was... Read MORE...
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1848 - Dana
This township was composed of a part of Greenwich, in Hampshire county, of the north part of Hardwick, and the south-east part of Petersham. It was... Read MORE...
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1854 - Dana
Dana, a post-township of Worcester county, Massachusetts, 65 miles W. of Boston. Population, 842.
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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1859
DANA, a township in Worcester co., in the state of Massachsuetts, U.S., on a branch of Swift river. Pop. 691. Palm-leaf hats are extensively... Read MORE...
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Dana Massachusetts, 1890
Dana is a small farming and manufacturing town situated near the middle of the western border of Worcester County, about 75 miles west from Boston.... Read MORE...
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1895 - Dana
Dana, a post-township of Worcester co., Mass., about 28 miles W.N.W., of Worcester. It contains a village named North Dana, and has manufactures of... Read MORE...
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1916
Dana, a post-township (town) of Worcester co., Mass., 28 miles WNW. of Worcester. Pop. in 1900, 790.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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Dana was disincorporated on April 28, 1938 to make way for the Quabbin Reservoir
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