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Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Fun fact: The zip code of Agawam is 01001. It is the lowest zip code in Massachusetts.
Included in Agawam are: Feeding Hills and Hubbards Corner.
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- 1635 - Agwam is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1636 - First house built in Agawam Meadows. Large tract of land purchased by William Pynchon from the Agawam tribe of Indians for 18 fathom of wampum, 18 coats, 18 hatchets, 18 hoes and 18 knives.
agawam-history.org - 1660 - Thomas Cooper, Abel Leonard and Thomas Merrick settled on the south-west side of the Agawam River and within a few years grants of home lots were made at various points.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1666 - First sawmill built in Feeding Hills.
www.agawam-history.org - 1696 - Agawam became the 2nd Parish of Springfield and the 1st of West Springfield.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1698 - A church was formed in Agawam with Rev. John Woodbridge as pastor.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1740 - First meeting house in Agawam was built on land of Reuben Leonard, one mile west of sawmill near parish line of Feeding Hills.
Schools had been established in Agawam and Feeding Hills.
agawam-history.org - 1740 - Schools had been established in Agawam and Feeding Hills.
www.agawam-history.org - 1750 Tavern erected in Feeding Hills, kept by Col Mosely. Morley's and Flowers taverns followed, also three on Agawam Street
www.agawam-history.org - 1757 - Agawam was set off as the 6th Parish of Springfield containing about 75 families.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ 
"Old Brick" School House, Built about 1760, Renewed in 1906, Feeding Hills, Mass.
Postcard- 1774 - West Springfield was incorporated as a town with Agawam as its 2nd Parish.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1780 - Peppermint distillery established in Agawam. Later, potato whiskey was manufactured, followed by cider brandy and rye gin.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1800 - Agawam and Feeding Hills divided into two distinct parishes in the town of West Springfield.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1810 One of the first cotton mills in Western Massachusetts (Agwam) built on land now owned by Riverside Park at mouth of 3-mile Brook. A settlement of tenements for the mill help was known as the "Factory Ground".
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1819 The first Sunday School in Agwam was organized.
ww.agawam-history.org - 1834 Congregational Church built in Feeding Hills.
www.agawam-history.org - 1840 Methodist Church built in south part of Agawam.
http://www.agawam-history.org/ - 1854 - Agawam
Agawam, a post-village of Hampden county, Massachusetts, on the west side of Connecticut river, 98 miles W. S. W. from Boston.
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. - 1855 - Agawam separated from West Springfield and was incorporated as a town including Feeding Hills and Mittineague, with a population of about 1500. The first town meeting was held in the Methodist Church.
www.agawam-history.org/ agawam.php - 1859
AGAWAM, a village of Massachusetts, U.S., in Hampden county, on the W side of the Connecticut river, 98 m. WSW of Boston.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 - 1861 - 172 men went from the town (of Agawam) to the Civil War, of whom 22 died either in battle or from disease. The women formed a Soldier's Relief Society working for the soldiers and contributing $1000 in money.
www.agawam-history.org/ agawam.php - Agawam Massachusetts, 1890
"Agawam is a very beautiful town having two postal villages, — Agawam (centre) and Feeding Hills. In 1885, it had a population of 2,357, and a territo...Read MORE... - 1895 - Agawam / Feeding Hills
Ag'awam', a post-village of Hampden co., Mass, is in Agawam township, about 1 mile W. of the Connecticut River, and 4 miles S.W. of Springfield. The t...Read MORE... 
Entrance to Riverside Park, Agawam, Mass.
Riverside Park "...started out as a picnic grove called Gallup's Grove in 1870, and was eventually renamed Riverside Grove, then Riverside Park. Prior to 1900, most of the park's patrons arrived via... Read MORE...
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Town Hall and School
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First Baptist Church. Agawam, Mass.
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Westfield Street looking South, Feeding Hills, Mass.
Postcard- 1905 - Electrical lines were extended to give service to Agawam.
www.agawam-history.org/ agawam.php 
1908 - THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Dynamite That Was Placed on a Steam Pipe Became Overheated.
AGAWAM, Mass., Sept. 8. - Three men were killed and six others injured by the explosion of twenty pounds of dynamite on Provin Mountain, near the plac...Read MORE...
Feeding Hills Village, Mass., from Railroad Crossing, 1909
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A Shady Nook
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Lay Memorial Methodist Church, Feeding Hills
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Feeding Hills Center, Mass., looking North
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Ag'awam', a post-village of Hampden co., Mass., is in Agawam township (town), about 1 mile W. of the Connecticut River and 4 miles SW. of Springfield....Read MORE... 
Main Street looking South
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Postcard- 1955 - Golden Eagle Returns to Duty as Weathervane
Newly Feathered With Gold Leaf, Old Landmark Is Placed on Agawam Church Spire
Agawam, Sept. 6. The Agawam Congregational Church, newly painted on t...Read MORE...
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - "Old Brick" School House, Built about 1760, Renewed in 1906, Feeding Hills, Mass.)
"Old Brick" School House, Built about 1760, Renewed in 1906, Feeding Hills, Mass.
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Entrance to Riverside Park, Agawam, Mass.
Riverside Park "...started out as a picnic grove called Gallup's Grove in 1870, and was eventually renamed Riverside Grove, then Riverside Park. Prior to 1900, most of the park's patrons arrived via steamship. The Springfield Street Railway extended its line to the park in 1900...
In the early 1900s, a few mechanical rides and a carousel were added. The park was purchased in 1911 by Henry J. Perkins who transformed the park from a picnic grove to an amusement park. He built the park's first roller coaster, The Giant Dip, in 1912, which proved to be so popular that another coaster, The Greyhound, was added in 1915.[3] Under Perkins' ownership, the park continued to prosper and additional amusements were added, including a 300-foot-diameter pool that became known as Lake Takadip. The original Giant Dip coaster was replaced in 1920 by a new, more thrilling coaster that was twice the size of the Giant and was eventually named Lightning. A third coaster, Whirlwind Racer, was added in 1928..." wikipedia
The park is now Six Flags of New England.)
Entrance to Riverside Park, Agawam, Mass.
Riverside Park "...started out as a picnic grove called Gallup's Grove in 1870, and was eventually renamed Riverside Grove, then Riverside Park. Prior to 1900, most of the park's patrons arrived via... Read MORE...
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Town Hall and School)
Town Hall and School
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - First Baptist Church. Agawam, Mass.)
First Baptist Church. Agawam, Mass.
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Westfield Street looking South, Feeding Hills, Mass.)
Westfield Street looking South, Feeding Hills, Mass.
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Feeding Hills Village, Mass., from Railroad Crossing, 1909)
Feeding Hills Village, Mass., from Railroad Crossing, 1909
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - A Shady Nook)
A Shady Nook
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Lay Memorial Methodist Church, Feeding Hills)
Lay Memorial Methodist Church, Feeding Hills
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Feeding Hills Center, Mass., looking North)
Feeding Hills Center, Mass., looking North
Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
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 - Main Street looking South)
Main Street looking South
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1635 - Agwam is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1636 - First house built in Agawam Meadows. Large tract of land purchased by William Pynchon from the Agawam tribe of Indians for 18 fathom of wampum, 18 coats, 18 hatchets, 18 hoes and 18 knives.
agawam-history.org
Read more about William PYNCHON
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1660 - Thomas Cooper, Abel Leonard and Thomas Merrick settled on the south-west side of the Agawam River and within a few years grants of home lots were made at various points.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1666 - First sawmill built in Feeding Hills.
www.agawam-history.org
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1696 - Agawam became the 2nd Parish of Springfield and the 1st of West Springfield.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1698 - A church was formed in Agawam with Rev. John Woodbridge as pastor.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1740 - First meeting house in Agawam was built on land of Reuben Leonard, one mile west of sawmill near parish line of Feeding Hills.
Schools had been established in Agawam and Feeding Hills.
agawam-history.org
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1740 - Schools had been established in Agawam and Feeding Hills.
www.agawam-history.org
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1750 Tavern erected in Feeding Hills, kept by Col Mosely. Morley's and Flowers taverns followed, also three on Agawam Street
www.agawam-history.org
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1757 - Agawam was set off as the 6th Parish of Springfield containing about 75 families.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1774 - West Springfield was incorporated as a town with Agawam as its 2nd Parish.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1780 - Peppermint distillery established in Agawam. Later, potato whiskey was manufactured, followed by cider brandy and rye gin.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1800 - Agawam and Feeding Hills divided into two distinct parishes in the town of West Springfield.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1810 One of the first cotton mills in Western Massachusetts (Agwam) built on land now owned by Riverside Park at mouth of 3-mile Brook. A settlement of tenements for the mill help was known as the "Factory Ground".
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1819 The first Sunday School in Agwam was organized.
ww.agawam-history.org
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1834 Congregational Church built in Feeding Hills.
www.agawam-history.org
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1840 Methodist Church built in south part of Agawam.
http://www.agawam-history.org/
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1854 - Agawam
Agawam, a post-village of Hampden county, Massachusetts, on the west side of Connecticut river, 98 miles W. S. W. from Boston.
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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1855 - Agawam separated from West Springfield and was incorporated as a town including Feeding Hills and Mittineague, with a population of about 1500. The first town meeting was held in the Methodist Church.
www.agawam-history.org/ agawam.php
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1859
AGAWAM, a village of Massachusetts, U.S., in Hampden county, on the W side of the Connecticut river, 98 m. WSW of Boston.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
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1861 - 172 men went from the town (of Agawam) to the Civil War, of whom 22 died either in battle or from disease. The women formed a Soldier's Relief Society working for the soldiers and contributing $1000 in money.
www.agawam-history.org/ agawam.php
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Agawam Massachusetts, 1890
"Agawam is a very beautiful town having two postal villages, — Agawam (centre) and Feeding Hills. In 1885, it had a population of 2,357, and a... Read MORE...
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1895 - Agawam / Feeding Hills
Ag'awam', a post-village of Hampden co., Mass, is in Agawam township, about 1 mile W. of the Connecticut River, and 4 miles S.W. of Springfield. The... Read MORE...
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Riverside Park, Agawam, MA - History With Photos
Riverside Park, Agawam, MA - History With Photos (www.youtube.com) -
1905 - Electrical lines were extended to give service to Agawam.
www.agawam-history.org/ agawam.php
1908 - THREE KILLED IN EXPLOSION. Dynamite That Was Placed on a Steam Pipe Became Overheated.
AGAWAM, Mass., Sept. 8. - Three men were killed and six others injured by the explosion of twenty pounds of dynamite on Provin Mountain, near the... Read MORE...
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1916
Ag'awam', a post-village of Hampden co., Mass., is in Agawam township (town), about 1 mile W. of the Connecticut River and 4 miles SW. of... Read MORE...
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1955 - Golden Eagle Returns to Duty as Weathervane
Newly Feathered With Gold Leaf, Old Landmark Is Placed on Agawam Church Spire
Agawam, Sept. 6. The Agawam Congregational Church, newly painted on... Read MORE...
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