Purgatory Chasm State Park - Sutton, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 42° 07.753 W 071° 42.813
19T E 275716 N 4667687
The description of the park in 1937 is pretty spot on today. Other theories on how it came about happened "when glacial meltwater from a burst ice dam ripped out blocks of bedrock"
Waymark Code: WM1427Q
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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Right from Whitinsville on Sutton Rd. 3.2 m. is Purgatory Chasm State Park(picnic facilities) , opened in 1919 and comprising 80 acres. The chasm is about a quarter of a mile long, 70 feet deep, and 20 to 50 feet wide. The bottom is strewn with huge blocks of stone resting at strange angles. On the sheer sides of the chasm are towering hemlocks, seemingly growing out of the very stone. Geologists generally agree that an earthquake caused the

American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.605



The description of the park in 1937 is pretty spot on today. Other theories on how it came about happened "when glacial meltwater from a burst ice dam ripped out blocks of bedrock" (Wikipedia).
Book: Massachusetts

Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 605

Year Originally Published: 1937
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