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Saint Mary’s Convent in Westfield

Saint Mary’s Convent in Westfield is at 86 Mechanics Street.

Saint Mary’s Convent was made in 1909 in the Colonial Revival style.

East Longmeadow First Baptist Church

East Longmeadow First Baptist Church predominates in the Baptist Village section of East Longmeadow.

The older church is at 89 Meadowbrook Road and is from 1820.

The newer church is at 48 Parker Street and is from 1970.

East Longmeadow First Baptist Church Parsonage is at 126 Meadowbrook Road East and is from 1865. The next parsonage is at 135 Parker Street and is from 1888.

Nature Land on the Cooley Brook

Nature Land on the Cooley Brook

Lower Cooley Brook Reservoir in Chicopee

Reservoirs were built there in 1893 and September 8 1927. The first dam had to replaced in 1914 due to a major breach. These were drinking water sources for Chicopee. The first reservoir held 5 million gallons in all. The Cooley Brook Reservoir was the second drinking water reservoir of Chicopee after the Abbey Reservoir. The CCC did projects there in the 1930s including trails and bridges.

The Cooley Brook runs from the NE into Chicopee Reservoir and then into Lower Reservoir. The dams are in the SW of each. There are wetlands along the upper Cooley Brook area where there is also bird watching.