Holyoke, Massachusetts

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Local Information for South Hadley, MA

Latitude: 42.203191 -- Longitude: -72.623969

Other Area Cities:   Holyoke  Agawam  Chicopee  Longmeadow  Springfield  West Springfield  Westfield  Easthampton  Ludlow 

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The region of the Connecticut River Valley was first inhabited by Englishmen in 1633 by virtue of a post established at Windsor by traders from the Plymouth Plantation. Very shortly it became subject to rival claims on the part of New Netherlands, the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Plymouth. The Massachusetts Bay men explored the overland route to the "Great River." In 1635-1636, a warehouse and wharf, for purposes of trading with the Indians, was constructed in nearby Agawam. Out of this "trading post" grew Springfield, which later evolved into West Springfield, whose third Parish, called North Parish, or "Ireland Parish," became Holyoke. Holyoke was first settled in 1745 and was officially incorporated in 1850. One of the first planned industrial towns, its rectilinear street grid is noteworthy in a region where few streets are parallel or even straight. Named after Elizur Holyoke, who explored the area in 1660, Holyoke's nickname is "The Paper City." -- Source: Wikipedia.com