Chicopee
Nonfiction, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Postcards, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History
| 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.
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.
