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Granby, Hampshire, MA
Granby was once part of Hadley, as were other towns. Granby was first settled in 1727 and was officially incorporated in 1768. The town is named in honor of John Manners, Marquess of Granby, a hero of the Seven Years' War. wikipedia
Granby includes: Five Corners, Forge Pond District, Granby Hollow (Aldrich Lake), Ludlow City, Moody Corner, Rock Rimmon, West Parish, and Cold Hill (Cole Hill).
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- 1727 - Granby is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1768 - Granby is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1845 - GRANBY. [Pop. 971. Inc. 1768.]
Granby, named in honor of the Marquis of Granby, an English statesman, was once the second parish of South Hadley, and, of course, was once a...Read MORE... - 1854 - Granby
Granby, a post-township in Hampshire county, Massachusetts, 100 miles W. by S. from Boston. Population, 1104.
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. - 1859
GRANBY, a township in Hampshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, 9 m. SE of Northampton. Pop. 971.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 - Granby Massachusetts, 1890
Granby lies a little east of the middle on the south side of Hampshire County; and is bounded on the north by Hadley and Amherst, east by...Read MORE... - 1895 - Granby
Granby, a post-village and township of Hampshire co., Mass., 10 miles N.N.E. of Springfield. The township has 2 churches, a fire-insurance company,...Read MORE... 
Congregational Church and Chapel
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Granby, a post- village and township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., 10 miles NNE. of Springfield. The banking point is Holyoke. Pop. of the town in...Read MORE... 
High School, Granby, Mass.
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St. Hyacinth's Seminary
Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual. Theological Seminary. Granby, Mass.
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1944 - WESTOVER FIELD BOMBER CRASH KILLS SEVEN.
PLANE DEMOLISHED, WRECKAGE STREWN OVER GRANBY AREA.
Granby - Seven Westover Field heavy bomber crewmen were killed early yesterday morning here...Read MORE...
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Congregational Church and Chapel
Granby, Massachusetts, USA
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High School, Granby, Mass.
Granby, Massachusetts, USA
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St. Hyacinth's Seminary
Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual. Theological Seminary. Granby, Mass.
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1727 - Granby is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1768 - Granby is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - GRANBY. [Pop. 971. Inc. 1768.]
Granby, named in honor of the Marquis of Granby, an English statesman, was once the second parish of South Hadley, and, of course, was once a... Read MORE...
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1854 - Granby
Granby, a post-township in Hampshire county, Massachusetts, 100 miles W. by S. from Boston. Population, 1104.
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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1859
GRANBY, a township in Hampshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, 9 m. SE of Northampton. Pop. 971.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
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Granby Massachusetts, 1890
Granby lies a little east of the middle on the south side of Hampshire County; and is bounded on the north by Hadley and Amherst, east by... Read MORE...
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1895 - Granby
Granby, a post-village and township of Hampshire co., Mass., 10 miles N.N.E. of Springfield. The township has 2 churches, a fire-insurance company,... Read MORE...
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1916
Granby, a post- village and township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., 10 miles NNE. of Springfield. The banking point is Holyoke. Pop. of the town in... Read MORE...
1944 - WESTOVER FIELD BOMBER CRASH KILLS SEVEN.
PLANE DEMOLISHED, WRECKAGE STREWN OVER GRANBY AREA.
Granby - Seven Westover Field heavy bomber crewmen were killed early yesterday morning here... Read MORE...
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