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History of Springfield

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  • Selling the Land

    Selling the Land
    The Agawams (c.1655), in exchange for an English-built fort, sold their remaining planting grounds to them.

  • The Settlement of Springfield

    The Settlement of Springfield
    Founded by English entrepreneur and trader William Pynchon in 1636.

  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War
    It was a war between European colonists and the indigenous people of New England that broke out in 1675.

  • Springfield and the Civil War

    Springfield and the Civil War
    The war started at Fort Sumter in April of 1861. By the end of the war, Springfield had sent 2,625 of its men to fight for the Union cause.

  • The Great Migration

    The Great Migration
    Between 1900 and 1940, Springfield's African-American community grew from 1,021 to 3,212.

  • The Civil Rights Movement in Springfield

    The Civil Rights Movement in Springfield
    In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education ruling racial segregation unconstitutional, boycotts and protest marches across the South brought national attention to the issue of civil rights.