Shirley Pomeroy

The Gateway District

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Gateway District in Massachusetts is composed of seven towns served by the Gateway School System: Huntington, Russell, Montgomery, Worthington, Middlefield, Chester, and Blandford. Nestled comfortably together along the banks of the Westfield River and its tributaries, these seven small towns have worked together for over one hundred and fifty years to build a community. This photographic essay chronicles the development of these towns and villages from their earliest days. In the beginning, many were farming communities, sustaining themselves with the earth's bounty. With industrialization in the nineteenth century came numerous mills along the river, and the seven rural towns were forever changed. A look at the people, places, and events of this period will prove surprising for many, and will certainly preserve valuable information about the region's history for generations to come.

Produktdetails

• Images of America
• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: September 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 165mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780738564258
• ISBN-10: 0738564257
• Artikelnr.: 26184071

Autorenporträt

Shirley Bartlett Pomeroy, trustee of the Huntington Public Library, together with participating members of historical groups and libraries in the region, has created a collaborative work of preservation for the benefit of all area residents, both present and former. The photographs in this book have been gathered from the collections of libraries and private individuals, and the generosity of these donors is a testament to the value placed on local history in this region.