Dr. Mahlon Loomis 1826-1886 Aerial Signals Pioneer In 1850, Dr. Mahlon Loomis, dentist, inventor and wireless communications pioneer, lived with his wife, Acshah Ashley, in a nearby cottage at 232 Park St. It was here that he began experiments in . . . — — Map (db m195317) HM
Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775 – 1776 to deliver to General George Washington at Cambridge the train of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the . . . — — Map (db m24008) HM
Here encamped Oct. 30 and 31, 1777, Gen. Riedesel and his Hessian soldiers on their way to Boston after Burgoyne’s surrender at Saratoga. — — Map (db m24075) HM
Only known solid brick salt box house of its period in the United States. At present, the only national historic site in the town of West Springfield – founded 1636. Preservation by Ramapogue Historical Society since 1903. — — Map (db m195172) HM
On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four planes. Two were flown into the World Trade Center Towers, leading to their collapse. One was flown onto the Pentagon. The other crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
In memory of the 2,999 victms . . . — — Map (db m195316) HM
Dedicated to the
Glory of God
And to the Memory
Of Our Citizens
Who Gave Their Lives
In the Service
Of Their Country
In World War II
1941 — 1945
Erected by the Citizens of
West Springfield
MCML
Pro Deo Et . . . — — Map (db m195170) WM
Dedicated to those West Springfield residents who served in Vietnam with special recognition to the following who gave their lives…
Joel H. Chapin · Richard N. Gauthier · Daniel L. Grover · Raymond G. Masse · Alan L. Matte
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