Jabish Brook

Jabish Brook flows into the Swift River. Jabish Canal starts from the Jabish Brook. The Jabish Canal meets the Broad Brook Canal within Belchertown. The Broad Brook Canal then flows into Ludlow into a reservoir – the Springfield Reservoir.

The Virgil Pratt Saw Mill is on Kimball Street at 636 Daniel Shays Hwy. It is from 1860.

Legacy Trail

Legacy Trail is a sidewalk trail system of 6 interconnected parks. Each park is named after a person that had a certain quality. Maps and biographies are provided at each park. The trail is about 2.3 miles long. Ruth Elizabeth Park is also part of the Bill family system of parks. You can walk the trail in either counterclockwise direction or clockwise direction. You can do part of the trail or in whole. You can start anywhere.

parklinkvaluelocation
Barrowsmy linkcommunitynear 149 Walnut Street
Donna Blakemy linkservicePendleton Avenue
Samuel Boldenmy linksportsmanshipnear King Street and Wilbraham Avenue
Harriet Tubmanmy linkcourageHickory Street
Ruth Elizabethmy linkphilantrophynear Walnut, Hickory, and Hancock Streets
Gerrishmy linkstewartshipbetween Walnut and Ashley Streets