History of Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
 - "Old Brick" School House, Built about 1760, Renewed in 1906, Feeding Hills, Mass.){kind=small}
 - 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
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 - Town Hall and School){kind=small}
 - First Baptist Church. Agawam, Mass.){kind=small}
 - Westfield Street looking South, Feeding Hills, Mass.){kind=small}
 - Feeding Hills Village, Mass., from Railroad Crossing, 1909){kind=small}
 - A Shady Nook){kind=small}
 - Lay Memorial Methodist Church, Feeding Hills){kind=small}
 - Feeding Hills Center, Mass., looking North){kind=small}
 - Main Street looking South){kind=small}
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