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First Congregational Church of Hatfield

Saint William’s Catholic Church

The Saint William Church that was built in 1853 is on West Street. Services were started in 1850 in a home. Church in 1888 (completed in 1894) moved to North Street where they had a new structure. Later is would have a new name All Saints Church.

Walnut Grove Cemetery

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Walnut Grove Cemetery or East Congregational Cemetery

East Church Cemetery 1822 to 1826

Park Street near Church Street

Church of the Unity

Church of the Unity belonged to the Third Congregational Society. It was directly across the street from the current Springfield Central Library. It was Henry Hobson Richardson’s first work ever. Too bad that it was taken down in 1961 since he is the most influential architect in American history. It was worked on from 1866 to 1869. It was at 209 State Street.

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In 1928 the Saint Paul’s Universalist Church merged with the Church of the Unity.

Methodist Episcopal Church of Holyoke

Methodist Episcopal Church of Holyoke

It started on Main Street at the southeast corner with Appleton Street but it ended up at the northeast corner of Elm and Appleton Streets. This move happened in 1890. This Appleton Street church was still there in the 1950s. The origin of the church in Holyoke is known to be in 1853 but the location was never a set place. In 1869 it had its own building on Main Street.

In 1968 the United Methodist Church of Holyoke South Hadley and Granby was formed. It is on Carew Street of South Hadley. LINK

for the Highlands Methodist Episcopal Church – see LINK

Sumner Avenue Cemetery

Sumner Avenue Cemetery was at the southeast corner of Longhill Street and Sumner Avenue. Sumner Avenue Elementary School is now there.

Sanborn 1911 map – school is being built over the cemetery area

West Farms Chapel

Carver Reservoir

Carver Sawmill from H I Carver and A E Carver – structures in Ludlow and reservoir mostly in Granby – on the Stony Brook – within Granby there is a canal from the upper reservoir to the lower reservoir – grist mill is along the canal – W Carver, G Carver, and E and H Carver all live very close by

Sikes Cemetery

Sikes Cemetery is on Munsing Street. It is about from the year 1772. It was given then as a gift from Benjamin Sikes as the first burial ground of Ludlow. Ludlow was settled in 1751 and thus earlier burials would be in Springfield. Ludlow would be a district in 1774 and a town in 1775. Thus this cemetery gift was to the settlers of Ludlow who were acting as members of a town but formally it was still Springfield. It was at first called the Center Cemetery and then the Old Center Cemetery when the Center Cemetery was made.

A wooden fence was placed around it in 1782 and a stone wall in 1865. At 244 Munsing Street is an 1844 home. FINDAGRAVE Walter Corbin did survey this cemetery and provided much information.

Sarah Sikes has a footstone that is engraved onto the back of her daughter’s headstone. Hannah Sikes her daughter is the burial in front of her. A very unique approach to headstone and footstone display. First and only that I have seen.

			Nancy 1824 Granddaughter of John and Sarah
	John 1807 Son	Phebe Cook 1804 Third wife of John		Dolly 1776	Mary 1776
Hannah Chapin 1790 Mother	Benjamin 1781 Father	Anna Cowles 1772 Wife of John	Anna 1776 Daughter of John and Anna	Sarah Montague 1796 Second wife of John	Abner 1785 Son of Abner and Mary
Mary Parsons 1818 Wife of Abner	Abner 1800 Son	Sarah 1806 Daughter of John and Sarah		Hannah 1796 Daughter of John and Sarah