History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . ottery oppositehis place. Jonathan Dwight lived where Homer Foote & blockstands; next stood the Collins homestead and the Old Gaoltavern, and the Moses Bliss place, and Josiah Dwights house,with his distillery across the way. Luke Bliss lived in a dwelling opposite the Dwight store,where the Webber drug-store stands. Scattered along theriver-side toward Mill Kiver lived the Elys, Warners, Burts,Ferrys, Cooleys, and Jedediah Bliss and others. The vill
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . ottery oppositehis place. Jonathan Dwight lived where Homer Foote & blockstands; next stood the Collins homestead and the Old Gaoltavern, and the Moses Bliss place, and Josiah Dwights house,with his distillery across the way. Luke Bliss lived in a dwelling opposite the Dwight store,where the Webber drug-store stands. Scattered along theriver-side toward Mill Kiver lived the Elys, Warners, Burts,Ferrys, Cooleys, and Jedediah Bliss and others. The village at this time had but six streets, the plan ofwhich is shown below. Leading westerly from Main Streetwere three narrow lanes,—Ferry Lane (Cypress Street), Meet-ing-House Lane (Elm Street), and the Lower Landing, orYork Street. Leading easterly from Main, there was but onestreet,—State. This was laid out early, across what was known as hasseky marish, and was made passable by corduroybridges. It was a toll road. In addition to these there wasthe beginning of Maple Street, or what was then known asthe road to Charles MAP OF SPRINGFIELD, 1776. WASHINGTONS VISIT TO following are extracts from Washingtons diary, refer-ring to his visit to this town and its neighborhood in the fall of 1789: Wednesday, Oct. 21.—By promise, I was to bare breakfasted at Mr. Ells-worths, at Wiodsor, on my way to Springfield, but the morning proving verywet, and the rain not ceasing till past 10 oclock, I did not set out till half-afterthat hour. I called, however, ou Mr. Ellsworth, and stayed there near an hour;reached Springfield by 4 oclock, and while dinuer was getting examined theContinental stores at this pliice, which I found in very good order at the build-ings (on the hill above the town), which belong to the United States. The barracks (also public property) are going fast to destruction, and in alittle time will be no more, without repair. The laboratory, whic
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