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South Hadley, Hampshire, MA
South Hadley was an uninhabited area of Hadley from 1659 until 1721 when the first English settlers arrived from Hadley. A separate town meeting was held in 1753, and the town was officially split and incorporated in 1775.
The town is the home of the nation's first successful navigable canal as well as the oldest continuing institution of higher education for women. kids.kiddle.co
South Hadley includes: Thermopylae, Wickfield, Woodlawn, Falls, Hadley Acres, and Falls Woods.
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1659 - South Hadley is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1838 - August 23 - Mt Holyoke Female Seminary (South Hadley, Mass) 1st graduating class
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1845 - SOUTH HADLEY. [Pop. 1,458. Inc. 1753.]
This town was originally the south part of Hadley.
The original church, which contained but nine pews, is now a dwelling-house.... Read MORE...
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1854 - South Hadley
South Hadley, a post-township in Hampshire co., Mass., on the E. side of Connecticut river, 85 miles W.by S. from Boston. Pop. 2495.
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.
1887 - South Hadley Seminary, one of the earliest of the collegiate institutions for women in this country,
and one which has done incalculable service in promoting Christian education, both hear and abroad, by its work, is preparing to hold a... Read MORE...
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South Hadley Massachusetts, 1890
South Hadley, noted for the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, is situated on the east bank of the Connecticut River, in the southern part of Hampshire... Read MORE...
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1906
South Hadley, a post-township (town) and village of Hampshire co., Mass., about 2 miles E. of the Connecticut River and 11 miles N. of Springfield.... Read MORE...
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