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词条 Neighborhoods of West Springfield, Massachusetts
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  1. Neighborhoods, alphabetized

  2. References

West Springfield is a suburb of Springfield, Massachusetts located on the west bank of Connecticut River.

Neighborhoods, alphabetized

  • Amostown, West Springfield - Named for Amos Taylor, a settler in the 18th century[1]
  • Ashleyville, West Springfield - Named after the Ashley family [2] and located near Interstate 91 and Riverdale Street
  • Cayenne, West Springfield - Named by resident Russell H. Pepper, as a parody of his own name[3] and located near Morgan Road and Riverdale Street
  • Downtown West Springfield - Area surrounding Elm St, Park St, and Van Deene Ave.
  • Memorial, West Springfield - Area closest to Memorial Ave and the Big E
  • Merrick, West Springfield - Named after the Merrick family, prominent land owners in the most densely settled part of town.
  • Mittineague - An Indian name for the same place,[4] and located on the north bank of the Westfield River
  • Paucatuck, West Springfield (archaic) - area near Paucatuck Brook, west of Tatham
  • Tatham, West Springfield (Tawtum, Tattom) - An Indian name for the same place,[5] located northwest and west of Mittineague
  • Ramapogue, West Springfield (archaic) - the area west of the Common and east of the hills

References

1. ^Swift, p. 247
2. ^Swift, p. 248
3. ^Swift, p.250
4. ^"Swift, p. 246", possibly meaning "on abandoned fields" or "the remains of the encampment".
5. ^Swift, p. 246, probably meaning "enclosure" or "pen".

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