The Salem Beverly Waterway Canal carries water from the Ipswich River in Topsfield through the Great Wenham Swamp to a pump station located by the Wenham Lake in Wenham, MA.  The canal was dug in 1917 and rebuilt in 1973.  It is an active water supply canal managed by the Salem Beverly Water Supply Board.

The path along the Canal may be accessed from the Topsfield Rail Trail or from Cherry Street in Wenham.

Images retrieved from Wikipedia.

References

Harris, G. (2012 February 11). Topsfield Rail Trail and Great Wenham Swamp Trail. Retrieved from http://ipswichtrail.blogspot.com/2012/01/topsfield-wenham-danvers-hike.html

Harris, Gordon.  (2015, November 6).  The Grand Wenham Canal and the Topsfield Linear Common.  Retrieved May 25, 2018 from Historic Ipswich.

Salem Beverly Waterway Canal. (2012, August 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:41, August 24, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Salem_Beverly_Waterway_Canal&oldid=507711809

Further Reading

Salem Beverly Waterway Canal. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.

External Links

Topsfield Rail Trail

Danvers Rail Trail

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