Hampden County, MA

HAMPDEN COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Massachusetts, and watered by Connecticut river. Area, 585 square miles. Seat of justice, Springfield. Pop. in 1830, 31,639; in 1840, 37,336; in 1850, 51,281. (Fanning's, 1853)
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County
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Massachusetts

Hampden County, Massachusetts (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HAMPDEN COUNTY, situated in the southwest part of Massachusetts, and watered by Connecticut river. Area, 585 square miles. Seat of justice, Springfield. Pop. in 1830, 31,639; in 1840, 37,336; in 1850, 51,281.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
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Anne Sullivan, teacher and companion of Helen Keller, is born in Hampden County, Massachusetts Personal
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Blandford, MA City or Town
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Chicopee, MA City or Town
Feeding Hills, MA City or Town
Holland, MA City or Town
Monson, MA City or Town
Springfield, MA City or Town
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