WestMass (Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield: home, living, metro)

[ChrisA70]

Originally Posted by newenglandgirl

Don't you know where that is? Just north of South Longmeadow.

I have to return my Garmin GPS, it doesn't show North Longmeadow....

[Doctor Blues]

Originally Posted by btownboss4

I think the western Part of the state is really sold short in its importance in US history
-3 major sports were invented here- Basketball (Springfield), Volleyball (Holyoke), and Baseball (Pittsfield)
the Gasoline Engine was invented in Springfield.
-Shays Rebellion started here, ended in Boston by the malitia
many other contirbutions to America, however it is never mentioned as an Important region, pretty good for 900,000 people huh?

Sorry, but baseball was played in the Civil War (most notably between one side's troops and prisoners of the other side) under one of the "rounders" variants, and Irish Rounders today is more like baseball than anything else. Baseball came out of rounders, and the claim that Abner Doubleday invented it has been de-bunked.

[btownboss4]

Originally Posted by Doctor Blues

Sorry, but baseball was played in the Civil War (most notably between one side's troops and prisoners of the other side) under one of the "rounders" variants, and Irish Rounders today is more like baseball than anything else. Baseball came out of rounders, and the claim that Abner Doubleday invented it has been de-bunked.

it was a law in the books in Pittsfield dating to 1853, that mentioned Baseball.

[in_newengland]

-Omiskanoagwiak_Springfield_MA

That's the name of the carved wooden Indian at the entrance to Forest Park. I had to look up the spelling--who could spell that??

I mention it because I think it must be the secret location of NORTH LONGMEADOW!

To get to N. Longmeadow, you proceed north on Longmeadow St. (rte 5) toward the city of Springfield. You enter the invisible and imaginary town of N. Longmeadow right around the area that the legendary carved statue of the Indian stands. He does not face our beautiful river. Instead he is turned toward the actual town of Longmeadow as a gesture of the joining of the two towns.

(I just made this up, of course. But if Boston politicians make it all up, so can we.)

[thenewtexan]

Western Ma is anything in 413. Worcester County is Central MA, Eastern MA begins in Framingham.

[Justin Sparks]

Next question:

How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?

LOL

[Morris Wanchuk]

Originally Posted by thenewtexan

Western Ma is anything in 413. Worcester County is Central MA, Eastern MA begins in Framingham.

The only one I am never sure about is Warren.

508, but closer people seem to do most of their shopping/working (if they have jobs) in the 413.

[snatale1]

Originally Posted by blueflames50

wow.....being born and raised here in Western Mass....Spfld is not considered Western MA

How is Spfld NOT Western MA? What do YOU consider it.


The City itself says it in Western, MA
City of Springfield, MA Official web site: Home

You should call them up and tell them their wrong

[western mass and love it]

Ware is also one of the fringe Western Mass towns, 508 area code but most people work in Spfld area and there sports teams play all the Wmass teams.

[xo_kizzy_xo]

Heh, I've always considered western MA anything west of Worcester, including the Berkshires :shrug: