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Indian trails about Springfield
Early accounts indicate that Indians were familiar with places often hundreds of miles distant and that they traveled over the same route in coming and going. Indians habitually marched in single file so trails rarely exceed 18 inched in width and…
Pre-emption
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives Pre-emption of Native American land in New York and Massachusetts, March 11, 1791.
Treaty of the Big Tree
Copy of the Treaty of Big Tree (1797) made in 1812. The Treaty of Big Tree was between the Seneca nation (Western New York) and the United States of America.
Indian Deeds p. 11-20
Land deeds related to Westfield that were negotiated with the local Native Americans.
Indian Deeds p. 1-10
Land deeds related to Westfield that were negotiated with the local Native Americans.
Alquat
Photograph of Alquat, Sachem [chief] of the Woronoak and Pojassuck tribes of the Pioneer Valley. Photograph is from Westfield's Quarter Millennial Anniversary Official Souvenir 1919.
Indian Lands of Westfield Map
Map of Native American lands and landmarks within Westfield, Massachusetts.
