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Westhampton, Hampshire, MA
Westhampton was first settled in 1762. Originally part of Northampton, Westhampton was officially incorporated on September 29, 1778. The first town meeting was held on November 19, 1778, at which the Reverend Enoch Hale, brother of American spy Nathan Hale, was chosen to be the town's first minister.
Westhampton is one of 8 "dry" towns in the Commonwealth, meaning that the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited within its boundaries. wikipedia
Westhampton includes: Loudville.
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- 1762 - Westhampton is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1778 - Westhampton is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1839 - Westhampton
Westhampton, Massachusetts
Hampshire county. This township is rough but the soil is generally good, particularly for grazing. There is a valuable...Read MORE... - 1845 - WESTHAMPTON. [Pop. 759. Inc. 1778.]
Westhampton was taken from Northampton. It is an agricultural town, and some attention is paid to sheep. Manhan river, a small branch of the...Read MORE... - 1854 - West Hampton
West Hampton, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 95 miles W. from Boston. Population, 602.
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. - Westhampton Massachusetts, 1890
Westhampton is a farming town of 541 inhabitants, situated centrally in the western section of Hampshire County, 123 miles west of Boston, and, by...Read MORE... - 1895 - West Hampton
West Hamp'ton, a post-hamlet in West Hampton township, Hampshire co., Mass., about 20 miles N.W. of Springfield. It has a church. Pop. of the...Read MORE... 
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Westhampton, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., about 20 miles NW. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 469.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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1762 - Westhampton is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1778 - Westhampton is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1839 - Westhampton
Westhampton, Massachusetts
Hampshire county. This township is rough but the soil is generally good, particularly for grazing. There is a valuable... Read MORE...
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1845 - WESTHAMPTON. [Pop. 759. Inc. 1778.]
Westhampton was taken from Northampton. It is an agricultural town, and some attention is paid to sheep. Manhan river, a small branch of the... Read MORE...
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1854 - West Hampton
West Hampton, a post-township in Hampshire co., Massachusetts, 95 miles W. from Boston. Population, 602.
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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Westhampton Massachusetts, 1890
Westhampton is a farming town of 541 inhabitants, situated centrally in the western section of Hampshire County, 123 miles west of Boston, and, by... Read MORE...
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1895 - West Hampton
West Hamp'ton, a post-hamlet in West Hampton township, Hampshire co., Mass., about 20 miles N.W. of Springfield. It has a church. Pop. of the... Read MORE...
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1906
Westhampton, a post-township (town) of Hampshire co., Mass., about 20 miles NW. of Springfield. Pop. in 1900, 469.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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