East Longmeadow

by John Y. Hess and Jack Y. Hess

Book Overview

East Longmeadow was first known as the east village of Longmeadow, which was established in 1644. The name was derived from the great meadows along the Connecticut River that lie on the western edge of town. Scrub pine and sandy fields a few miles to the east separated East Village from the rest of town. The area's first settlers lived along the river, but the spring floods drove them to higher ground. Both East Village and Longmeadow were mostly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738504327
• ISBN13: 9780738504322
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"