. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. h Fund and made many friends amongthe boys and girls alike who were seeking a college educationwithout sufficient means of their own. Mr. Barrows was a lover of children, of animals, of birdswhose songs and habits he knew, of trees whose lives he soughtalways to protect and prolong. Though longing for the time when all war should cease, hewas patriotically concerned in the World War and was a keenobserver of its course and psychology. Showing his
. The history of Springfield in Massachusetts, for the young; being also in some part the history of other towns and cities in the county of Hampden. h Fund and made many friends amongthe boys and girls alike who were seeking a college educationwithout sufficient means of their own. Mr. Barrows was a lover of children, of animals, of birdswhose songs and habits he knew, of trees whose lives he soughtalways to protect and prolong. Though longing for the time when all war should cease, hewas patriotically concerned in the World War and was a keenobserver of its course and psychology. Showing his patriotismby serving as War Historian of the city by appointment of theMayor, Mr. Barrows collected much valuable material whichhad to do with Springfields share in the Great Conflict. Onthe 18th of October, 1918, just as the bells were ringing and theguns were firing in the prospect of a returning peace, his earthlylife ended and he was laid to rest in the Peabody Cemeterywhich he knew so well and which he loved so much. J. R. B. CHAPTER I. GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD—THE LAY OF THE LAND AND THE RUN OF THE ^fc.^*^
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