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Author: Stephen R. Jendrysik ISBN: 9781439616048
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: February 23, 2005
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: Stephen R. Jendrysik
ISBN: 9781439616048
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: February 23, 2005
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
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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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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