Highland Ponds and the DAR State Forest are great places to visit and I have been there often.
Lower Highland Lake was made by the CCC in the 1930s. The dam was a 1840 mill dam that was improved. It was owned by the Hampshire Water Power Company.
Upper Highland Lake has a mill dam from 1873. It was renovated by the CCC also.
The DAR State Forest was made in 1929 when the DAR gave the state a forest. The CCC built Moore Hill Road in 1933. The State Forest is in both Goshen and in Ashfield.
In DAR State Forest at Twinning Brook there is a dam system. There is a spillway there too.
Plainville Cemetery – FINDAGRAVE – was formed in 1802 along the eastern edge of Hadley near its border with Amherst. It is the second youngest of the Protestant cemeteries in the town with only the Russellville Cemetery being younger. This is also called Cemetery number 4 of Hadley.
Enoch Jewett built a dam across the Broughton Meadow Brook.
Warner Silk Mill Canal became the Leonard Silk Canal from 1889 onward.
William Skinner had built and lived in the 584 Elm Street home at the SE corner of Federal, South Main, Nonotuck, and Elm Streets. He lived there from 1850 to 1859.