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
Springfield Country Club
Willow Banks (West Springfield)
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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