Cummington was settled in 1762 and was incorporated in 1779. WIKIPEDIA
Cummington Fair – since 1869 – external LINK
West Cummington First House Marker 1900 on route 9
Historical Society – LINK external
William Cullen Bryant Homestead – 205 Bryant Rd 1789 Colonial
Bryant Free Library – LINK external
Canals in Cummington village of Swift River
Crosby Mill Canal – wood turning shop from Nehemiah B Crosby – on the North Branch of the Swift River – in village of Swift River in eastern Cummington – wing dam is NW of the mill – in the northern part of the town Crosby Reservoir Canal – canal and dam at the southern tip of the reservoir
Guilford Mill Canal – saw, planing, turning, and penholder mill from William H Guilford – canal is just north of the juncture of the North Branch of the Swift River and the Swift River itself and connects those two waterways
Lovell Mill Canal – Jacob Lovell Plane Factory – full dam across the Swift River
Canals in Cummington village of West Village – later called Paper Mill Village
Brown Paper Mill Canal – L L Brown Paper Mill – dams the Westfield River and uses that water – would be the Holliston Paper Company – ledger and bond paper
Elder Mill Canal – Henry S Elder Bedstead Factory Sawmill – lumber and shingles
Harlow Mill Canal – Charles Newell Harlow Sawmill and Turning – FINDAGRAVE – dam across the river
Canals in Cummington – village in town center
Bradley Canal – Bradley Brothers Turning Shop – saw mill, towel racks, and penholders and carriage shop – canal from Westfield River – Hylas F Bradley and Zenas H Bradley
Bruce Canal – Emory B Bruce Saw and Shingle –
Stevens Canal – N S Stevens Penholder Factory – also marking and brush handles
Orcutt Canal – Lysander J Orcutt – wool
Canals in Cummington – other places
Shaw Canal – L Shaw and Brothers – reservoir on the Shaw Brook – ran a tannery
Torrey Brothers and also Sawmill on a tiny brook but no canal
woolen yard mill and another sawmill on the Westfield River but no canal
Churches
Village Congregational Church 1838 – 32 Main Street in Cummington
Cummington Baptist Church 1894 – 17 Main St – first church from 1823 burned
West Cummington Congregational Church – Church Street – 1839
Universalist Church – 27 West Main St 1847
Cemeteries
CORBIN transcripts of Cummington cemetery data
Bryant Cemetery – John Warner is oldest burial at 1776 – Trow Road
Cobb Cemetery – Porter Hill Road
Dawes Cemetery – Potash Hill Road
Gurney Cemetery – Mount Road
Harlow Cemetery – Harlow Road
Shaw Cemetery – private land
Streeter Cemetery – Stage Road
Village Cemetery – Main Street 1823
West Cummington Cemetery – Walker Road – Rev John Bicknell
