A view book of Springfield, Massachusetts, circa 1910. The view book was created and published by Johnson's Bookstore of Springfield, Massachusetts. The view book shows the major sites around Springfield around 1910, including the Union Railway Station, Cathedral High School, Main Street, Court Square, Forest Park, and Hospitals and schools of that time, just to name a few. Also on the inside of the ccovering is a brief history of Springfield, Massachusetts. The view book was part of a group of materials placed inside the time capsule for the West Gymnasium of Judd Gymnasia on the campus of Springfield College. It was placed in the cornerstone in June of 1910 and removed a hundred years later in June of 2010. The city of Springfield was founded in 1636 by William Pynchon. The settlement suffered the hardships of the King Philip’s War in 1675, but the establishment of a plant for the repairing of muskets during the American Revolution resulted in a permanent relocation of the United States Armory which impulsed the city’s industry. Today, the city is the third biggest city in the state of Massachusetts and it is home of five universities and colleges, including Springfield College.
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