Image: WSpringfield1795Map

Description: Map of West Springfield from 1795, containing within its bounds the towns of Agawam and Holyoke as well. From the original publication- This shows the North meeting house, later Ireland parish, and now the Northampton Street section of Holyoke. The church was originally the property of the Second Baptist church of West Springfield. It was built in 1792, about one-half mile south of the present church, but there was not sufficient money to finish the inside. After a few years, the Congregationalists joined in moving the building north and completing it. It was completed in 1811 and occupied until 1826. The Great Falls, where the saw mill and the corn mill are, is the site of the Holyoke dam. The road to Hanover and Dartmouth college is now the road to Northampton. The Iron works are just below Ashley ponds, in the valley of Bear Hole brook. Dr. Lathrop's meeting house is the site of the church on the Common in West Springfield, and was built in 1703. The South meeting house was that of the First Congregational society of Agawam. It was built in 1760, but was never completely finished. In 1779, it was taken down and moved to Feeding Hills and re-erected, where it remained incomplete until 1821, when it was finished. The saw mill and corn mill, just north of the island in the Agawam river, are where the Ramapogue Ice Company is now located. On February 21, 1649, there was 'granted Deacon Samuel Chapin (of St. Gaudens fame) a parcel of land by Agawam Falls.' This is what is known as the 'Original Mill Grant,' and has been used for manufacturing ever since.
Title: WSpringfield1795Map
Credit: Early Maps of the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts
Author: Wright & DeForest, Springfield
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