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View of Springfield, Massachusetts, on the Connecticut River c. 1840–1845, by Thomas Chambers. Springfield was founded in 1636 by English Puritan William Pynchon as "Agawam Plantation" under the administration of the Connecticut Colony.
The history of Springfield, Massachusetts dates back to the colonial period, when it was founded in 1636 as Agawam Plantation, named after a nearby village of Algonkian-speaking Native Americans. It was the northernmost settlement of the Connecticut Colony. The settlement defected from Connecticut after four years, however, later joining forces ...
Springfield, city, seat (1812) of Hampden county, southwestern Massachusetts, U.S., on the Connecticut River. It forms a contiguous urban area with Agawam and West Springfield (west), Chicopee and Holyoke (north), Ludlow (northeast), Wilbraham and Hampden (east), and East Longmeadow (south).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 19, 2021 · The city grew, and such industries as printing, machine manufacture, insurance, and finance took hold and prospered. As affluence increased, it became a gracious city with a noted educational system. In 1990 Springfield was a city of 156,983. It is a multicultural community, and is the regional center for banking, finance, and courts.
Bronze re-dedication plaque at the Union Station Transportation Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The PVTA was the first transportation operator to use the renovated station; it began operations there on June 24, 2017, leasing 18 bus berths. Peter Pan and Greyhound buses began operating out of Union Station on September 6, 2017.
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Apr 26, 2017 · April 26, 2017 by Derek Strahan. The house at 270 Maple Street in Springfield, around 1938-1939. Image courtesy of the Springfield Preservation Trust. The house in 2017: Frederick Harris and Emily Osborne were married in 1879, and shortly afterward they moved into this new house near the crest of the hill on Maple Street.
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