Trails of South Hadley
Monadnock Trail in South Hadley
New England Trail (external link)
Skinner State Park and the Mount Holyoke Range (external link)
Trails of South Hadley
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Trustees of Reservation in Holyoke
The Trustees of Reservation is a private group in Massachusetts that supports the development of nature preserves.
Within Holyoke the Trustees own the Land of Providence and the Dinosaur Footprints. Read about them at the two external links just below:
Mount Tom Reservation
Mount Tom Reservation
The state has made suggested hikes for this location.
The state has also made a suggest walk to and around the Eyrie House.
Eyrie House
Mount Tom State Reservation – Administration
Goat Peak Observation Tower – climb the tower
Warming Hut at the Reservation – 1969
Stone Crusher – Christopher Clark Rd Easthampton 1932
Mount Tom State Forest – Visitor’s Center 1935
Mount Tom Free Orchard Pavilion
Mount Tom State Forest – Trailside Museum – former Pump House and Warehouse 1936
Mount Tom State Forest – Maintenance Building – former headquarters for the CCC 1936
LOOPS
Universal Access Loop
Bray Loop Trail
Goat Peak View
Beau Bridges Loop
Quarry Loop
TRAILS
Universal Access Trail
Kay Bee Trail
New England Trail
The New England Trail flows through Holyoke down the backbone of Mount Tom Range and East Mountain. Through the Mount Tom Reservation it supports many side trails on the eastern flanks of Mount Nonotuck and Mount Tom.
As it leaves the Mount Tom Reservation, the trail still has side trails into the former Mount Tom Ski Area and then into the Whiting Street Reservoir area. As a hiker crosses Route 141, the trail enters East Mountain. To the east are side trails into the Holyoke Community College area and the Jarvis Road area and to the west are side trails to Mountain Road. Lastly, at the southern end of the trail in Holyoke, a hiker will have side trails to McLean Reservoir and Ashley Reservoir.
Trails of Holyoke
Holyoke gets rural very quickly and has many mountains so hiking is a great choice.
Ludlow
Ludlow was settled in 1751. Made a district in 1774 and a town in 1775.
Ludlow Manufacturing Company Mill Workers Housing
National Register
Ludlow Center Historic District
Ludlow Village Historic District
Cemeteries – LIST
CHURCHES – LIST
Ludlow Canal
1911 general Sanborn map for Ludlow. The 1906 does not show this area. The 1919 shows about the same as the 1911 map.
Mill No. 4 canal – Digital Commonwealth
View of canal adjacent to LMA – Digital Commonwealth
The Ludlow Mills’ very early buildings had to use canal power in order to generate hydromechanical energy. This canal took water from the Chicopee River to power some mills. The mills would have been located in between the canal and the river. This canal was built in the year 1821 which is a very early use of canal power in this style. The Lowell Mills started with this style also in 1821.
Charles Hubbard bought out the Ludlow Mills and renamed them the Ludlow Manufacturing Associates. In 1878 he sold to the Ludlow Manufacturing Company. The Ludlow Manufacturing Company made jute, flax, and cotton products since about 1878 in Ludlow. Since they had now a strong canal, a mill number 4 was built. In 1888 mill 5 was built and a canal was built on the upper dam. In 1889 mill 6 was built. In 1891 mill 2 was built. In 1894 mill 1 and mill 3 were built. In 1900 mill 8 was built (dedicated Feb 16 1901). In 1905 mill 9 was built. In 1906 mill 8 got an annex. In 1907 mill 10 was built.
After 1895 or so, electricity would have been available to the mills from an outside source and those it was no longer necessary to have the canal and thus later mills like 8, 9, 10, and 11 were off the canal. In 1900 the Red Bridge Dam was replaced with a larger one.
The Putts Bridge Dam that has been in place since 1919 is NOT the one that leads the water into the former canal. This dam was a direct power source. The Ludlow Canal is now gone but was a strong power source for the mills in that community during the industrial revolution.
Workers’ housing was available from the Ludlow Manufacturing Company. This look like regular homes.
Ludlow Manufacturing Company Mill Workers Housing
For other canals on the Chicopee River please see
Power Canals of the Chicopee River
| mill | started | canal | gone |
| 1 | 1894 | one | |
| 2 | 1891 | one | |
| 3 | 1894 | one | |
| 4 | 1878 | one | |
| 5 | 1888 | two | |
| 6 | 1889 | two | |
| 7 | none | ||
| 8 | 1900 | none | still |
| 9 | 1905 | none | still |
| 10 | 1907 | none | still |
| 11 | none | still |
The following pictures come from the book Jute – An Account of its Growth and Manufacture – 1928 publication.
Ludlow Manufacturing Company Mill Workers Housing
| 38 Winsor St | 1895 | ||
| 26 Winsor St | 1905 | ||
| 53-55 Joy St | 1880 | ||
Essex Street Historic District
Essex Street Historic District
Ingleside School
Forestdale West Cemetery tour
Forestdale West Cemetery tour – gates
Baby Boy Hatch
This is the first burial in Forestdale West Cemetery of Holyoke. This happened 4 decades before any other burials because the administrator of the cemetery was hoping to have a new cemetery here but continue burials in Forestdale Cemetery. In order to not pay taxes on the land, you need to have at least one burial.
Robert Miller Memorial
Robert Miller is buried in Forestdale Cemetery but he has a memorial area in the Forestdale West Cemetery. FINDAGRAVE
Spatial Arrangement of the Cemetery
