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The Amherst Station before 1900. The view, taken from the South Pleasant Street bridge looks east as a Massachusetts Central train slows to a stop at the station.
photo: UMASS Archives
Phenix Row, circa 1867. This block was so
named presumably because it was rebuilt from the ashes of a fire that
swept the area in 1838. Today a Subway restaurant is housed on the end
of this block. Phenix Row suffered fires again in 1872 and 1883
photo: Amherst College Archives
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The Grange Store, 1916, located at 19 North pleasant Street.
Left to right are Eddy Fydenkevez, Miss Hattie Culver, Freeman
Dickinson, Joe Kennedy, Miss Sue White, George Gallond and Mason A.
Dickinson, proprietor.
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Amherst Brick Company, 1900 . Four brickyards were located in
Amherst at this time, two on South East street and one each on North
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Monthly Historical Themes 2009 |
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January
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Amherst before 1759
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February
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The Peoples of Amherst
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March
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War, Peace, & Human Rights
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April
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Amherst & the Muses
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May |
Amherst Neighborhoods & Neighbors
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June |
Amherst Architecture
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July |
Business, Industry, & Transportation
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August |
Amhersts Changing Physical Landscape
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September |
Amhersts Champions
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October |
Farmers & Agriculture
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November |
Teaching & Learning
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December |
Amherst beyond 2009 |
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Amherst trivia
How many communities are there in the United States named Amherst ?
A: 5, B: 7, C: 11, D: 14
Answer is D ' there are 14 communities named Amherst, but only 1 where the 'H' is dropped in its pronunciation.
There are communities named Amherst in: Massachusetts, Colorado, Maine,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. |
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