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O’Leary Hall

O’Leary Hall

1926 a Donahue design

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Justin Spaulding House

Justin Spaulding House

1886 (Elms since 1902)

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Polish Center for Discovery and Learning

Polish Center for Discovery and Learning is at External LINK and is on the grounds of the Holy Name of Jesus campus in Chicopee.

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Berchams Hall

Berchams Hall is a 1932 a Donahue design.

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Chapel of Our Lady at Elms College

Chapel of Our Lady at Elms College

1913

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Pal Blade Company

Pal Blade Company a cutlery manufatury was at Bigelow near Cabot.

Edward L Wood general manager

Kenton R Flint works manager

They were in Holyoke from 1941 to 1953. They must have been in one of the large Farr Alpaca mills. The Sanborn map of 1949 does NOT show them there.

External LINK to history

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Gravestone at the Old South Hadley Burial Ground

Gravestone at the Old South Hadley Burial Ground

John Preston died in 1728. His family refused to have him moved since he was the first settler of the town and the first burial. Thus he is still here in back of the Gaylord Library.

Gaylord Library

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Holy Name of Jesus Churchyard

Holy Name of Jesus Churchyard

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Our Lady of the Annunciation Churchyard of Northampton

Our Lady of the Annunciation Churchyard of Northampton

Our Lady of the Annunciation Church

Patrick Callery FINDAGRAVE is buried in the churchyard.

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Saint Augustine Mortuary Chapel

Saint Augustine Mortuary Chapel holds the first three bishops of the Cathedral and the 8th.

bishopsstartsendsburials
Patrick O’Reilly18701892burial
Thomas Beaven18921920burial
Thomas O’Leary19201949burial
Timothy McDonnell20042014burial
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