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Chicopee (Paperback)
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Chicopee (Paperback)
Series: Postcard History
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The original meaning of "Chicopee" is "place where water rushes."
In 1823, Jonathan Dwight purchased the water privilege at
Skenungonuck Falls in Chicopee. Five years later, the textile mill
had fourteen thousand spindles and nearly five hundred looms,
making it the second-largest operation in Massachusetts. By 1831,
there were two giant dams, two waterpower canals, and two
manufacturing communities on the Chicopee River. During the next
one-hundred years, eight Chicopee River companies gained product
recognition around the globe: Ames, Belcher, Lamb, Dwight, Stevens,
Spalding, Fisk, and Duryea. These vintage postcards illustrate the
significant role that manufacturing played in the day-to-day life
of this blue-collar community.
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