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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Adjacent to Hampshire County, Massachusetts
▶ Berkshire County (131) ▶ Franklin County (42) ▶ Hampden County (100) ▶ Worcester County (233)
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| | 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 m65757) 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 m65759) 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 m48174) 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 |
| | 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 |
| | Before 1670 part of Hadley. Thrice attacked by Indians during King Philip's War. — — Map (db m48175) 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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
| | In Memory of
Cornet Joseph Parsons
c. 1618-1683
A founder of Northampton
and his wife
Mary (Bliss) Parsons
c. 1628-1711/12 — — Map (db m24863) HM |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| | 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 |
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