. 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. en different localities came to be settled or used it isinteresting to see what old Indian names they kept and whatnew ones they got. Take, for example, the Mill river land where the lesser river joins the greater one was knownto the Indians as Usquaiok, which was, perhaps, the nameof the stream. Mill river meant more to the settlers thanUsquaiok, yet, just across the Connecticut they kept for thestream and the town, the word Agawam, t
. 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. en different localities came to be settled or used it isinteresting to see what old Indian names they kept and whatnew ones they got. Take, for example, the Mill river land where the lesser river joins the greater one was knownto the Indians as Usquaiok, which was, perhaps, the nameof the stream. Mill river meant more to the settlers thanUsquaiok, yet, just across the Connecticut they kept for thestream and the town, the word Agawam, the fish curing placeof the Indians, where there were salmon and shad in plenty. 90 HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD Following up the Mill river valley, we pass the WaterShops, an odd name, indicating the use of water power. Fol-lowing the south branch we come to the neighborhood ofWachogue, formerly called Wachuet, an Indian word mean-ing land near the hill. There were once great Wachuetand little Wachuet, good meadow lands near hills on ornear the Hampden road. Further on, along the stream, therewas a good lot of land which measured about sixteen acres. Chicopee from Springfield Street, 1838. in extent. This was allotted to early settlers and TheSixteen Acres grew into the name of a locality. Still furtherup was a tract called Worlds End, because beyond this,for a time, nobody wanted to go. The dingles or old ravines which cut into the terraces ofthe thickly settled parts of the city all had their names. Atthe beginning of St. James avenue was, and is, Squaw treedingle and, near the Chicopee line. Hogpen dingle. Thedingle below the Wesson Hospital was Skunks Misery and the NEIGHBORING TOWNS 91 one beginning at Avon Place was Thompsons dingle. Tothe south are Long dingle in Forest Park, and Entry dingle,which last is in Longmeadow. These localities are shownon the map in the first chapter. Suppose, now, we follow up the Chicopee river for a time,beginning at its mouth, at the place which
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