Mittineague
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Mittineague is a neighborhood along the Westfield River
in Southern West Springfield
. 2 smaller parts of the neighborhood are Mittineague Falls, and Mittineague Park (the actual park and surrounding area).
was extend to Albany through Mittineague. Mills started to be built in Mittineague Falls. The mills and the Great Famine (Ireland) brought lots of Irish immigrants to the neighborhood creating a Catholic
church on Pine Street, which was the first Catholic church in West Springfield.
By 1850, the secondary industrial spot in West Springfield was Mittineague. By then the population swelled up to 3,000. In 1870, Mitteneague (now Mittineague)School was built, and had a student body of around 250. By the early 1900's, the population slowly dropped, and making the population around 1,500. By the 1950's, the population slowly rose again to its current population, 2,544 (2010).
. A private school in the neighborhood is St. Thomas School.
Westfield River
The Westfield River in Metropolitan Springfield, Massachusetts, is a major tributary of the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts. The Westfield River has four major tributary branches that confluence in the City of Westfield, for which the river is named...
in Southern West Springfield
West Springfield
West Springfield may refer to a location in the United States:* West Springfield, Massachusetts* West Springfield, Virginia...
. 2 smaller parts of the neighborhood are Mittineague Falls, and Mittineague Park (the actual park and surrounding area).
History
They area of Mittineague was first settled in 1739. The area was not highly valued until a railroad from Worcester, MA to BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
was extend to Albany through Mittineague. Mills started to be built in Mittineague Falls. The mills and the Great Famine (Ireland) brought lots of Irish immigrants to the neighborhood creating a Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
church on Pine Street, which was the first Catholic church in West Springfield.
By 1850, the secondary industrial spot in West Springfield was Mittineague. By then the population swelled up to 3,000. In 1870, Mitteneague (now Mittineague)School was built, and had a student body of around 250. By the early 1900's, the population slowly dropped, and making the population around 1,500. By the 1950's, the population slowly rose again to its current population, 2,544 (2010).
Schools
There is one school in West Springfield Public Schools called Mittineague ElementaryMittineague Elementary
Mittineague Elementary is an elementary school in the neighborhood of Mittineague on Second Street in the city of West Springfield, Massachusetts. It is about 1 mile from Town Hall in downtown...
. A private school in the neighborhood is St. Thomas School.