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Cummington, Hampshire, MA
Cummington was first settled in 1762 and was officially incorporated in 1779. It was named after Colonel John Cumings, the original landholder. kids.kiddle.co
Cummington includes: Swift River and Cummingsville.
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- 1762 - Cummington is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1779 - Cummington is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1839 - Cummington
Cummington, Massachusetts
Hampshire county. Located 110 miles W. from Boston and 20 W.N.W. from Northampton. Incorporated, 1779. Population, 1837,...Read MORE... - 1845 - CUMMINGTON. [Pop. 1,237. Inc. 1779.]
This town was named after Col. John Cummings, of Concord, who bought it of the General Court in 1762. It originally included Plainfield.
A ...Read MORE... - 1854 - Cummington
Cummington, a post- township of Hampshire county, Massachusetts, 90 miles W. by N. from Boston, intersected by Westfield river. Population, 1172.
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. 
1858 - FIRE IN CUMMINGTON.
The house of Mr. Jesse Reed on Cummington Hill was burned to the ground on Tuesday morning. The fire was discovered at about three o'clock breaking...Read MORE...- 1859
CUMMINGTON, a township of Hampshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., 111 m. W of Boston. It has an uneven surface, but produces good...Read MORE... - February 8, 1861 - The temperature in West Cummington MA plummeted 80 degrees to -32 degrees between Feb. 7th and 8th.
The Weather Channel - 1868 - Cummington Fair
The Cummington Fair was established in 1868. - Cummington Massachusetts, 1890
Cummington is a farming and grazing town lying among the Green Mountains, in the northwestern part of Hampshire County, about 110 miles west of...Read MORE... - 1895 - Cummington
Cum’mington, a post-town of Hampshire co., Mass, on Westfield River, 19 miles N.W. of Northampton. It has 3 churches. Pop. 787. This is the native...Read MORE... 
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Cammington, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., on the Westfield River, 19 miles NW. of Northampton. Pop. in 1900, 748. This is the...Read MORE... 
The Community House, Cummington, Mass.
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1762 - Cummington is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1779 - Cummington is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1839 - Cummington
Cummington, Massachusetts
Hampshire county. Located 110 miles W. from Boston and 20 W.N.W. from Northampton. Incorporated, 1779. Population, 1837,... Read MORE...
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1845 - CUMMINGTON. [Pop. 1,237. Inc. 1779.]
This town was named after Col. John Cummings, of Concord, who bought it of the General Court in 1762. It originally included Plainfield.
A ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Cummington
Cummington, a post- township of Hampshire county, Massachusetts, 90 miles W. by N. from Boston, intersected by Westfield river. Population, 1172.
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.
1858 - FIRE IN CUMMINGTON.
The house of Mr. Jesse Reed on Cummington Hill was burned to the ground on Tuesday morning. The fire was discovered at about three o'clock breaking... Read MORE...
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1859
CUMMINGTON, a township of Hampshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., 111 m. W of Boston. It has an uneven surface, but produces good... Read MORE...
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February 8, 1861 - The temperature in West Cummington MA plummeted 80 degrees to -32 degrees between Feb. 7th and 8th.
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1868 - Cummington Fair
The Cummington Fair was established in 1868. -
Cummington Massachusetts, 1890
Cummington is a farming and grazing town lying among the Green Mountains, in the northwestern part of Hampshire County, about 110 miles west of... Read MORE...
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1895 - Cummington
Cum’mington, a post-town of Hampshire co., Mass, on Westfield River, 19 miles N.W. of Northampton. It has 3 churches. Pop. 787. This is the native... Read MORE...
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Cammington, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., on the Westfield River, 19 miles NW. of Northampton. Pop. in 1900, 748. This is the... Read MORE...
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