By Joel Emrick A little known chapter in the history of Leeds was when the MA. State Police Barracks (Troop B) was stationed in the Shepard House which lies between the Grove Hill mansion and the Grammar School. In the early 1920s the State Police were based in the Armory on King Street but were […]
By Joel Emrick My memories of Frank Parker are of an old man sitting on his porch at 16 Upland Road with his dog, Bakki, who we were told was a German war dog. Bakki would always chase passersby although now I’m told by Red Green if you put your hand up the dog would […]
Leeds, Massachusetts, is a geat neighborhood within the city of Northampton and the most distant from the center. Like Florence and Bay State, the other districts in the community with distinctive identities, its history is linked to the Mill River. The exact boundaries of Leeds have never been agreed on. Whether the Veterans Hospital is […]
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From the June, 2005 Leeds Civic Association Newsletter A wonderful old Bell once hung in the tower of the upper Main Street mill in the Village of Leeds, MA. The Bell called workers to their places for many years. From World War II through the Cold War, it was rung every Saturday noon as the […]
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State Police Barracks in Leeds
By Joel Emrick A little known chapter in the history of Leeds was when the MA. State Police Barracks (Troop B) was stationed in the Shepard House which lies between the Grove Hill mansion and the Grammar School. In the early 1920s the State Police were based in the Armory on King Street but were […]
History Notes: Frank Parker, Flood Survivor
By Joel Emrick My memories of Frank Parker are of an old man sitting on his porch at 16 Upland Road with his dog, Bakki, who we were told was a German war dog. Bakki would always chase passersby although now I’m told by Red Green if you put your hand up the dog would […]
A Short History of Leeds
Leeds, Massachusetts, is a geat neighborhood within the city of Northampton and the most distant from the center. Like Florence and Bay State, the other districts in the community with distinctive identities, its history is linked to the Mill River. The exact boundaries of Leeds have never been agreed on. Whether the Veterans Hospital is […]
The Bell by Edward Heon
From the June, 2005 Leeds Civic Association Newsletter A wonderful old Bell once hung in the tower of the upper Main Street mill in the Village of Leeds, MA. The Bell called workers to their places for many years. From World War II through the Cold War, it was rung every Saturday noon as the […]