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The county, created in May 1662, encompassed all of western Massachusetts until 1731. It was named for Hampshire, England. Amherst is the home of Amherst College (founded 1821), the University of Massachusetts (founded 1863), and Hampshire College (founded 1965) and was the lifelong home of poet Emily Dickinson.
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History. Hampshire County was constituted in 1662 from previously unorganized territory comprising the entire western part of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It included the original towns of Springfield, Northampton, and Hadley.
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3 de abr. de 2008 · History of western Massachusetts. The counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire. Embracing an outline aspects and leading interests, and separate histories of its one hundred towns : Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. History of western Massachusetts.
Hace 19 horas · Guide to Hampshire County, Massachusetts ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Brief timeline of the history of Hampshire County, Massachusetts: 1662: Hampshire County established as one of three original counties in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1665: Northampton becomes the county seat. 1761: Amherst is incorporated as a separate town.
Hace 6 días · Look Memorial Park is a popular recreational area. Inc. town, 1655; city, 1883. Pop. (2000) 28,978; (2010) 28,549. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Northampton, city, seat (1662) of Hampshire county, west-central Massachusetts, U.S.
March 25, 2024. New! Hampshire County Town Profiles. History And Antiquities of Every Town In Massachusetts by John Warner Barber was published in 1848. This is an edited version of the Hampshire County section of the book.
