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Rock Valley of Holyoke

Rock Valley Cemetery

Oakdale Neighborhood of Holyoke

Oakdale (LOCATION) starts on the other side of Beech Street. It was formed as a streetcar suburb in the late 1890s.

Rohan Park

Forestdale Cemetery

Saint Jerome Cemetery

Jarvis Neighborhood of Holyoke

Ingleside

Mont Marie Cemetery

Brightside Neighborhood

Calvary Cemetery of the Sisters of Providence

Ingleside has undergone dramatic changes over the last 200 years. It started out as being farmland and then a series of orphanages and motherhouses. Then in 1979 the Holyoke Mall moved into the area. Even the size of the neighborhood has contracted since Springdale and Whiting Farms neighborhoods have some into being.

Homestead Avenue Neighborhood of Holyoke

Ashley Reservoir

Community and Anniversary Fields

Highland Park Neighborhood of Holyoke

Jones Point Park

Wyckoff Park

Highlands

Four Churches in the Highlands

Fairfield Avenue

The Parish and the Hill (by Mary Doyle Curran) tour

Kennedy Park

Samosett House

The Samosett was opened on April 8 1850 or so. It was a hotel in the beginning and had 50 rooms. The parapeted cornice is quite unique.

Nonotuck Hotel in Holyoke

Lower Riverside Park in South Hadley

(Click link to above for information.) In 1805 the Bardwell Canal and Dam were built in this place. (LOCATION) It fed water into the small mills that lined the banks. These were small sawmills and gristmills. There were about 11 such mills at one time.

number	type	product	name
1	saw mill	cut logs	Philip Smith
2	grist mill
3	plaster mill	grounded rocks	Zenas Church
4	oil mill	cotton and flaxseed	Obed Carpenter
5	shingle mill	sliced logs	Philip Smith
6	wool mill	carding wool and coloring cloth	Asa Nash
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10		Howard and Lathrop Paper Mill
11		Ames Paper Mill

The Howard and Lathrop Paper Mill started here in 1824 and lasted until a fire in 1846. From 1824 to 1846 the Ames Paper Mill was here. The Ames made the first device that mass produced paper. Ames was northeast of the Howard and Lathrop by a bit. In 1848 the Glasgow Gingham Mill was built here. It lasted until 1896 when it closed due to lack of profit. The Hadley Mill of Holyoke purchased all in 1903 and lasted until 1930. Then Holyoke Water Power bought it and razed it in 1935.