On Park Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling south on Park Street.
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
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
On Park Street north of W Center Street, on the left when traveling north.
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 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
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
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
On Park Street north of West Center Street, on the left when traveling north.
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
On Park Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling south on Park Street.
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
On Park Street at Pine Street, on the left when traveling south on Park Street.
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
