Meet Alfred Damas from Somerset, MA. Alfred was born in 1906. He had a 200 acre farm that went from the top of Whetstone Hill Road down to the banks of the Taunton River. Unfortunately he lost it all in the depression. He later moved to Read Street in Somerset where he lived out the rest of his life. He worked for Montaup Electric. And he built the Swansea Dam, as we know it today, with his bare hands and the help of a few others. Alfred passed away in 1976.

"In 1957, the Montaup Electric Company bought the rights for the dam because of a drought year. The intention was to create a scenic view for the community with the dam. Lead Stone Mason Alfred Damas of Somerset along with 32 college students from the local area worked on the dam and the surrounding area."

The dam today