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  History of West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Visit West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1660 - West Springfield is settled
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1774 - West Springfield is incorporated
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• General Henry Knox and his troops passed through here in the winter of 1775-76 with a load of 59 cannons pulled by teams of oxen.
  The cannons were captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point. They were transported from Lake Champlain to Dorchester Heights, Massachusetts and used by George Washington's army on March 17, 1776 (Evacuation Day) to free Boston from British control during the American...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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• 1839 - West Springfield
  West Springfield, Massachusetts
  Hampden county. This town is beautifully situated on both sides of Westfield river, at its confluence with the Connecticut, opposite to Springfield, to which it is connected by a beautiful bridge. Some parts of the town are rough and uneven, and in some parts are...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1845 - WEST SPRINGFIELD. [Pop. 3,626. Inc. 1774.]
  West Springfield was originally a part of Springfield.
  
  It is divided by Westfield River, and lies on the west bank of the Connecticut, occupying the whole width of the county.
  
  Some woollen and cotton goods are manufactured here, but the town is essentially agricultural, and the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - West Springfield
  West Springfield, a thriving post-village of Hampden co., Massachusetts, on the Western railroad. 100 miles W. by S. from Boston, and 100 miles S. E. from Albany. It is situated on the left bank of the Connecticut, opposite Springfield, with which it is connected by 2 bridges, (one for the Western...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1871 - Proud of his accomplishment
  An enterprising son of four years, in West Springfield, Massachusetts, told his mother in great glee the other morning that he had made a nice fire in a bureau drawer, and he had. Prompt action, however, saved the house, and rendered unnecessary the presence of the firemen, who were about rushing...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• West Springfield Massachusetts, 1890
  West Springfield, in the centre of Hampden County, extends along the west bank of the Connecticut River, embracing a rich alluvial valley, flanked by wild and wooded eminences on the west. The West Springfield station of the Boston and Albany Railroad, at the village of Mitteneague, on the Agawam...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - West Springfield
  West Spring'field, a post-village of Hampden co., Mass., in West Springfield township, on the Connecticut River, opposite Springfield, with which it is connected by 2 bridges. It is on the Boston & Albany Railroad. It has several churches and a high school. Its post-office is 2 miles from...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Strathmore Deckle Edge Writing Paper
  
  Mittineague Paper Company, Mittineague, Mass.
  
  The Ladies' Home Journal
  May 1898
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  Town Hall and Common
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  Railroad Station, Mittineauge, Mass.
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• 1906
  West Springfield, a village of Hampden co., Mass., in West Springfield township (town), on the Connecticut River and on the Boston and Albany R., opposite Spring field, with which it is connected by bridges. It has rail road-shops and some manufactures. Pop. of the town in 1900, 7105. The...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1907 - Boy Recovering
  WEST SPRINGFIELD.
  Timothy O'Keefe, the seven-year-old boy who received bad cuts on the forehead Wednesday afternoon while sliding on the school grounds, is recovering at the home of his parents on Lowell street. Dr. Syrett took stitches in the wounds and is attending him.
  Springfield Daily Republican
  Springfield, Massachusetts
  January 25, 1907
  
  
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  Congregational Church
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  Railroad Y.M.C.A., 1910
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  Fountain & Band Stand
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  Town Hall & High School, Park St., 1910
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  Old Day House
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• 1914 - The Eastern States Exposition was established in 1914. In 1967, it became known as "The Big E".
  
  
  
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  New England Grange Building
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  Passionists Monastery
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  Hayden Tourist Home, 887 Elm St.
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  Genton Clothes
  Main at Pitkin St.
  East Hartford, Conn.
  
  Riverdale Road
  West Springfield, Mass.
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  Black Horse Motel
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  Aerial view of part of 175 acre grounds of Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass.
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