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The Reliance Fire Station has been on two locations in Holyoke but both are now gone. Both stations will be written about here.

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Sanborn 1884 map

Sanborn 1889 map shows the new station up High Street

The Hampden Station is still partly there but most of what remains is the newer part.

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Sanborn 1915 map

The Central Fire Station is on Maple Street.

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Sanborn 1915 map

The Elmwood Station is still there and functions as a ambulance station.

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Sanborn 1915 map

The Mount Tom Fire Station is a very old station that still exist as a building.

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Sanborn 1915 map

The Mount Holyoke Fire Station is still there but no longer used as a station.

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Sanborn 1915 map

There have been many fire stations in Holyoke.

station	location	information	start	end
Mount Tom	2 North Canal St	information		1976
Mount Holyoke	452 Main St	information
Emerald	62 Chestnut St	information
Reliance 1	177 to 178 High	information	1864	1885
Reliance 2		information	1886	1914
Homestead		information		still
Whiting		information	2003	still
	Northampton St	information
Central 1		information	1914	2001
Central 2		information	2001	still
Elmwood	490 South St	information
Dexter	Northampton St	information	1874
Hampden Street		information

The Holyoke Water Power Mill is a start up mill along Cabot Street that was made by the Holyoke Water Power Company.

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Sanborn 1884 map shows the Chadwick Seal, Whitmore Paper, and Holyoke Envelope

The General Electric plant in Holyoke was at the southwestern end of the second level canal.

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Sanborn 1956 map

The Palace was at 317 Main Street.

Sanborn 1915 map