Honor Roll
To Its Sons and Daughters
Who Answered the Call of Country in Its Hour of Need
Belchertown, in Grateful Memory,
Dedicates this Memorial at Its Bicentennial
September 23, 1961, A.D.
Where’er they sleep in distant clime . . . — — Map (db m199430) WM
[Front plaque]
Dedicated to
the
memory of those
who fought and died
from this town in the
Rebellion 1861 – 1865
and all soldiers now
citizens of Belchertown.
Also to the memory of
all those from
Belchertown who served . . . — — Map (db m198096) WM
Belchertown
Honors Our Veterans
Who Served in the
Midle East Wars
Phillip Leab · Daniel Bellerose · Matthew Aliberti · Kevin Bowen · Stephen Gallant · Ronald Ryczek · Patrick Loftus · Vincent Engel · Bernard Schliemann · Matthew Blais · . . . — — Map (db m199391) WM
Belchertown
Honors
The Men and Women Who Served Their Country
During the Vietnam Period
( back )
Anderson, Robert K. · ★Austin, Michael P. · Austin, Paul F. · Barnes, Frederick W. · Barrett, Warren R. · Barry, William P. Jr. · . . . — — Map (db m199388) WM
Easthampton
1869
erects this
tower memorial
to these, her sons who
died for their country
during the Great Rebellion
Maj. Gen. George Crockett Strong, Maj. in U.S. Army and Maj. General of Vol's. A student at Williston Seminary. . . . — — Map (db m198093) WM
Vietnam
1959 — 1975
PFC John J. Rabideau U.S. Army 7 July 1948 4 Dec. 1967
L/Cpl. Bruce W. Monska U.S. Marines 21 March 1949 2 May 1968
Sgt. Charles J. Robinson U.S. Army 4 April 1947 16 Jan. 1969
CWO George F. Lapan . . . — — Map (db m194992) WM
In Honor of Those who Served
in
1917 The World War 1918
These Gave Their Lives
Charles Bromley · Michael C. Cameron · Abner Laurens Clark · Leo Courtemanche · Louis Cummings · Leonard Dalton · Joseph J. Dineen · Joseph Gilarowski · . . . — — Map (db m195167) WM
World War II
In honor of those who served
1941 – 1945
These made the Supreme Sacrifice
Beyer Edward · Bien Carl · Bostic Joseph Jr. · Boucher Raymond · Bozek Walter · Bridges Ralph · Brooks Albert · Campbell John · Carver Samuel · Chrabasczc . . . — — Map (db m195002) WM
The major industries established in Florence during the 19th century were founded by reform-minded individuals who championed progressive causes throughout their lives. Their success in business was matched by their generosity in giving. Many of the . . . — — Map (db m168919) HM
Florence, or Broughton’s Meadow as it was originally called, was one of America’s early manufacturing centers. In 1837, Samuel Whitmarsh established the area’s first silk mill along the Mill River. Importing silk worms fed on homegrown mulberry . . . — — Map (db m65761) HM
Present-day Florence is the site of one of the most active centers of the anti-slavery movement in America. In 1842, members of the Northampton Association of Education and Industry, among them Samuel L. Hill and George Benson, established a utopian . . . — — Map (db m168866) HM
The Florence Eagles were once one of the legendary teams of early baseball history. In 1865, as the Civil War drew to a close, the Army of the Potomac had its own championship team composed mainly of youths from Western Massachusetts. One of the . . . — — Map (db m65746) HM
Indian land called Norwottock. Settled in 1650 by families from Hartford. The Regicides Generals Goffe and Whalley were concealed for fifteen years in the Pastor's house. — — Map (db m48757) HM
Indian land called Norwottock. Settled in 1650 by families from Hartford. The Regicides Generals Goffe and Whalley were concealed for fifteen years in the Pastor's house. — — Map (db m298016) HM
The park’s westernmost peak, Mt Holyoke, was the site of North America’s first summit house (1821) and the state’s first mountain tramway (1854). Located in the towns of Hadley, South Hadley, Amherst, Belchertown, and Granby, the two parks were . . . — — Map (db m65741) HM
Hooker School
Named in Honor of
Major General Joseph Hooker
Born at Hadley, Mass., Nov. 13, 1814
Educated at Hopkins Academy
Cadet U. S. Military Academy 1833 - 37
Served Gallantly in Mexican War
Commander of Army of The Potomac . . . — — Map (db m194733) HM
Hopkins Academy
One of the oldest secondary schools in the country; founded in 1664 through the bequest of Governor Edward Hopkins (1601 – 1607); first classes held at various sites throughout the town including West Street, North Hadley and . . . — — Map (db m194751) HM
Established in May 2014 Commemorating the 350th anniversary of Hopkins Academy founded in 1664. The bell in the gazebo hung in 1894 in Hopkins Academy which was then located in the Russell School building. The rock that holds this plaque was part . . . — — Map (db m194752) HM
Preservation Works!
The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Historic House Museum
This property which is listed in the state register of places, has received a matching grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Secretary of the Commonwealth William . . . — — Map (db m194755) HM
On this site David and Daniel Hayden built Haydenville's first factory, a cotton mill, in 1809. Subsequent owners manufactured power looms and other industrial equipment. In 1828 the mill was enlarged and converted for the manufacture of buttons, . . . — — Map (db m263790) HM
Erected by
the citizens of this town
in honor of
her patriotic men and women
who served their country
in the time of war
to the dead-a tribute
to the living- a memory
to posterity- an emblem of loyalty
to the flag of . . . — — Map (db m111665) WM
( upper left inset )
A Wild River
Splashing over waterfalls, nourishing farmland and flowing past deep forests and historic New England towns, the Westfield is one of America's great rivers. Over 78 miles of its branches and . . . — — Map (db m157956) HM
Dedicated to the
Honor and Sacrifice
Of Our Men and Women
Who Served Our Country
In
All
Wars
Erected by
B.P.O.E.
No. 997
Dedicated June 9
1985 — — Map (db m194967) WM
To perpetuate the memory of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski an American Revolutionary War Hero, who, from wounds received at the siege of Savannah, Georgia, died on October eleventh, 1779.
This memorial is erected in testimony of . . . — — Map (db m138431) WM
1872 Born Plymouth, Vt.
1895 Graduate, Amherst College
1897 Admitted Mass. Bar Assoc.
1898 City Councilor, N'ton
1901 City Solicitor, N'ton
1906, 1907 State Rep, Mass.
1909, 1910 Mayor, City Of N’Ton
1911--1914 State . . . — — Map (db m194792) HM
Orators ... are usually flattered by having a numerous audience, but I am ashamed of the one before me.... Are there men to whom, the death of their fellow beings is a spectacle of pleasure, an object of curiosity? So preached Father . . . — — Map (db m194800) HM
This building is the remaining portion of the old
Draper Hotel
The first inn on this site was built by Asabel Pomeroy in 1792. Purchased by Oliver Warner in 1821 it became the Warner House, a celebrated stop on the Boston and Albany . . . — — Map (db m230495) HM
Northampton is the "Shire Town" or county seat for Hampshire County. When it was officially established in 1662, Hampshire County became the fifth county of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The county originally included all of Western Massachusetts. . . . — — Map (db m194797) HM
Jonathan Edwards is often remembered as the stern Puritan who preached fire and brimstone sermons such as his notorious "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Yet Edwards was also America's preeminent thinker of the 18th century. Besides being a . . . — — Map (db m194872) HM
Planted in honor of those who lost their lives in the tragic events on September 11, 2001
The American Liberty elm was named after The Liberty Tree" : Our Country's first Symbol of Freedom. On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of . . . — — Map (db m194969) HM WM
This building is a fine example of Classical Revival style popularized by the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Calvin Coolidge 30th President 30th President of the United States, practiced law here from 1898 to 1918 with the firm of Coolidge and Hemenway. — — Map (db m230491) HM
The sudden collapse of the Williamsburg dam in western Massachusetts let loose a flood that swept away parts of Williamsburg, Skinnrville, Haydenville, and Leeds. It killed 139 people, all within an hour.
A Tangle of Bridges
The flood . . . — — Map (db m251017) HM
For Native Americans of Southern New England in the 17th century, life was centered in the village, a kinship grouping of extended families rarely numbering more than 300 to 500. There were no formal "tribes," but cooperation among villages took . . . — — Map (db m194799) HM
( west side )
Spanish-American War
Barbour, Frank E. · Barrett, Thomas J. · Belleville, Alfred · Cole, Eugene F. · Collins, Henry · Cranston, Charles H. · Crowley, John R. · Dragon, Raoul F. · Eastwood, Daniel W. · Farnham, Fred S. · . . . — — Map (db m194942) WM
In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted an offer of tools, an anvil shaped like this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton. That anvil was passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths becoming a symbol of the . . . — — Map (db m194966) HM
Pomeroy Terrace Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m194970) HM
To perpetuate the memory of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski, an American Revolutionary War hero, who, from wounds received at the Siege of Savannah, Georgia, died on October eleventh, 1779.
This memorial is erected in testimony of respect by . . . — — Map (db m194943) HM
During the late 18th century, the site of Pulaski Park was used extensively for public auctions and as a congregating place for horse traders. Public announcements were made there, and tradition has it that news of the British attack on Lexington . . . — — Map (db m138434) HM WM
During the years 1786 and 1787, a series of confrontations took place between desperate debtor-farmers and state government authorities in western Massachusetts. The events that became known as Shays' Rebellion came to symbolize the widespread . . . — — Map (db m297883) HM
Until the mid-eighteenth century, Northampton was primarily a market town, with few commercial establishments. The first shop to open on "Merchants' Row," directly across lain Street, was an apothecary established in1769 by Levi Shepherd. Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m194871) HM
Lydia Maria Child: Garrisonian Marooned
Maria was one of the most celebrated American writers of her generation and a thoroughly committed abolitionist. She and her husband David moved to Northampton in 1838 in an attempt to produce beet . . . — — Map (db m194990) HM
The Puritan settlers of Northampton built their first meeting house in 1655 on a site near the present-day Courthouse. Eleazar Mather, cousin of Boston's Cotton Mather, became the town's first minister in 1658. A new meeting house was built . . . — — Map (db m194874) HM
Built in 1856 as a gas holder and gas processing facility for the City of Northampton. Restored in 1986 by Robert G. Curran, civil engineer and native of Northampton. It is one of seven such existing structures in the U.S. and its restoration has . . . — — Map (db m218925) HM
(Private Residence, Not Open to the Public). The original structure on this site was built by Rev. The Manse as it appeared in the 1930s: included most of the land on the southeasterly side of Round Hill. Stoddard was called to Northampton in 1669 . . . — — Map (db m194971) HM
Start of
“The Musante Mile”
Honoring
David B. Musante, Jr.
the “Walking Mayor” who inspired
the renaissance of downtown Northampton
1980 – 1992 — — Map (db m194965) HM
On the corner across Center Street, at 135 Main, stands the Old Bank, designed by William Fenno Pratt and built in 1866. Its cast iron front was a modern innovation at the time. It was here that the largest bank robbery in the history of the . . . — — Map (db m194870) HM
The semi-circular stone below was the step of
The Third Meeting House
1737 • 1812
Here Rev. Jonathan Edwards Preached
1727 • 1750 — — Map (db m194925) HM
By the mid 19th century the simple elegance of Northampton's buildings began to give way to the tastes and fashions of a new era of commercialism. William Fenno Pratt, who designed many of the Victorian buildings on Main Street, conceived of the . . . — — Map (db m138436) HM
Commercial development along upper Main Street followed the industrial expansion spurred by the Civil War. As Northampton became a manufacturing center, its business district expanded to accommodate a growing and changing population. In the 1860s . . . — — Map (db m138438) HM
The Academy of Music, built in 1891, was a gift to the city from Edward H.R. Lyman. It was designed as an opera house by William Brockelsby. With its rich terra cotta facade, it echoes the neo-classical style of the Italian Renaissance. In 1912, a . . . — — Map (db m138493) HM
After the demise of the Northampton Association, Samuel L. Hill and others founded the factory village of Florence. With Hill's help, Sojourner Truth bought her own home on Park Street. Unable to read or write, Truth dictated her story to a . . . — — Map (db m251033) HM
Basil C. Dorsey
Born enslaved (Ephraim Costley) — 1811 Liberty, MD
Died February 15, 1872 — Father of 14
Took his freedom on the "Underground" 1836.
He and his family were offered sanctuary by the Leavitts in Charlemont in 1838. Removed to . . . — — Map (db m250850) HM
The sudden collapse of the Williamsburg dam in Western Massachusetts let loose a flood that swept away parts of Williamsburg, Skinnerville, Haydenville, and Leeds. It killed 139 people, all within an hour.
Park Street Cemetery, Florence . . . — — Map (db m250847) HM
The Northampton Association of Education and Industry was one of a number of utopian communities that arose in the 1840s. Its members were ardent abolitionists who believed in equality for blacks and women. The Association served as a haven for . . . — — Map (db m251027) HM
Sojourner Truth was born a slave named Isabella in upstate New York in 1797. She worked for a series of five masters while raising five children. When slavery ended in New York State in 1827 she settled in New York City. A deeply religious woman, . . . — — Map (db m251031) HM
Pelham
Town Hall Complex
A Massachusetts Historic Landmark - 1967
Listed in the National Register of
Historic Places - 1971
Established 1743 Restored 1975 — — Map (db m263635) HM
Dedicated to the memory of a local and patriotic citizen whose efficient and untiring service won the esteem, confidence and love, of the people whom he served
1862 — 1928 — — Map (db m194791) HM
This Monument is Erected
to Commemorate the
Loyalty and Patriotism
of our
Citizen Soldiers
Who Fought For
Liberty and the Union
In the Great Rebellion of
1861 — 1865
( east face )
Presented by
William H. Gaylord
A.D. . . . — — Map (db m194764) WM
1941 World War II 1945
To Honor those Men and Women who
Served in the Armed Forces and in
Memory of those Men and Women
Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice — — Map (db m194767) WM
Dedicated to
Ware's Citizen-Soldiers
of the
Revolutionary War
who Marched on the Alarm of
April 19, 1775
Col. Ruggles Woodbridge ·
Capt. Joseph Foster ·
Lt. Wm. Gilmer ·
Sgt. Lemnel Blackmer ·
Sgt. Ebenezer Nye ·
Corp. . . . — — Map (db m309867) WM
General LaFayette, friend of America in its struggle for liberty,
visited Worthington June 13, 1825.
Was a guest overnight at the tavern
then located on this site. — — Map (db m155524) HM
In honor of
Clement F. Burr 1849-1939
and his son
Franklin H. Burr 1875-1955
and his son
Franklin G. Burr 1912-1976
They were born and lived one third mile northwest of this
corner,
and were elected officials of this town for over 75 . . . — — Map (db m155651) HM
World War I
Ames, John T. · Bates, Frank W. · Briggs, Irving P. · Brown, William E. · Buxton, Walter H. · Cole, Leland P. · Cudworth, Charles L. · Cudworth, S. Stillman · Cutler, Elisha P. · Dodge, Homer D. · Fairman, Malcolm I. · Gurney, Orson . . . — — Map (db m158111) WM
