Cozy Corner in Springfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
A Fortified Village of the Agawam Indians
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 26, 2026
1. Fortified Village of the Agawam Indians Marker
just west of here stood
a fortified village of the
Agawam Indians
deserted when they burned
Springfield
October 5, 1675
during King Philip's War
Erected by Mercy Warren Chapter D.A.R.
1911
Erected 1911 by Mercy Warren Chapter D.A.R.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the King Philip's War 1675-1676 series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 5, 1675.
Location. 42° 4.869′ N, 72° 34.563′ W. Memorial is in Springfield, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It is in Cozy Corner. It is on Longhill Street (Massachusetts Route 83), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 240 Longhill Street, Springfield MA 01108, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor and in Pioneer Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lieut. Thomas Cooper and Constable Thomas Miller (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Spiritualist Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); French Congregational Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); State Armory (approx. 1.3 miles away); YWCA (approx. 1.4 miles away); Howard Street School / WCA Boarding House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Theodore Seuss Geisel Was Born Here in 1904 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Burbach, Bangs, and McKinney Blocks (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.
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1. Dr. Philip Kilroy House - Springfield Preservation Trust. History - 240 Longhill Street is known as both the Doctor Phillip Kilroy House and the Congregation of the Mission Covenant, this property was built in 1895 by Dr. Phillip Kilroy on the site of the famous Storrs Lot which
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 26, 2026
2. Fortified Village of the Agawam Indians Marker
2. History of Springfield (1636-1886), pub. 1888, pg. 160. The Agawam Indians had up to this time remained quietly in their wigwams on the river-side, and in their fort that overlooked the beautiful bend of the river. This fort was situated upon what is known as the Storrs lot, on the old Long Hill road, below Mill River. . . . . . .A little plateau on a prominent spur of a hill, with abrupt declination shaped like a sharply truncated cone, afforded natural advantages for a fort. There is a deep ravine on the south side, which was probably the fortified approach to the fort. Many stone arrow-heads and hatchets have been found in this ravine, and on the plateau pottery and pestles for bruising corn have been turned up by the plough. (Submitted on June 30, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 28, 2026
3. Fortified Village of the Agawam Indians Marker
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 28, 2026
4. Fortified Village of the Agawam Indians Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. 3, 4. submitted on June 29, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
