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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.

Book details

• Full title: Chicopee
• Author: Stephen R. Jendrysik
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• EAN: 9780738537276
• ISBN: 0738537276
• ID: 11467021
• Publisher: ARCADIA PUB (SC)
• Weight: 295 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 164 × 10 mm
• Date of publishing: March 2005

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