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1933 Map of Feeding Hills

Name: 1933 Topographic Map of Feeding Hills
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1933
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1933

About this map

Proven Mountain forms a dramatic central ridge through this 1933 survey, dividing the industrial and residential centers of West Springfield and Agawam from the rural expanse of Southwick. The landscape reflects early 20th-century social infrastructure, anchored by the Westfield State Sanatorium and the Hampden Co Training Sch. To the north, the Westfield River loops past the settlement of Frog Bottom and the W. Springfield Station on the Boston and Albany Railroad, while the early aviation age is represented by the Bowes-Agawam Landing Field.

Local history is well-documented through a dense network of neighborhood schools like the Tatham Sch and Ashley Sch, and spiritual centers such as St Thomas Ch. The map also captures the critical water infrastructure of the Springfield Water Works, which snakes through the terrain near Feeding Hills. This period was one of transition, where established rural corners like Hubbard Corner and Suffield Corner sat adjacent to the expanding reach of U.S. Highway No 20.