West Springfield is a canal community like many of the communities in Hampden County. The canal was completed in 1839 and was named the Agawam Canal. The community became a town in 1774. This location was settled in 1655. Agawam would separate in 1855 and Holyoke in 1850.
West Springfield Public Library (old) – 192 Park St West Springfield 1915
Elm Theater – Majestic Theater – Paris Cinema at 133 Elm St 1927
Springfield Country Club
Mittineague Freight and Passenger Railroad Station – Boston and Albany Railroad – 1915 38 Front St
Our Mother of Sorrows Monastery and Retreat Center – 110 Monastery Avenue 1925 done – Spanish Colonial Revival – Passionist Fathers = Stations of Cross and 3 statues
Vietnam Veterans Bridge between Agawam and West Springfield
Eastern States Exposition
EXTERNAL link to other town hikes
West Springfield Aqueduct Worker Housing – Covenant Community Church Parsonage – 112 Amostown Rd 1892
Parks and Schools of West Springfield
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