General Shepard Park

General Shepard Park is a park in City of Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. General Shepard Park is situated nearby to First Congregational Church of Westfield, as well as near the fire station Westfield Fire Department Station 4 Headquarters.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mechanic Street Cemetery and State Normal Training School.

Mechanic Street Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Mechanic Street Cemetery is a historic early cemetery on Mechanic Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. The 4-acre cemetery is the city's oldest, with the oldest documented grave dating to 1683. Mechanic Street Cemetery is situated 1,800 feet northeast of General Shepard Park.

State Normal Training School

Apartment building

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The State Normal Training School is a historic training school building at 27 Washington Street in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was constructed in 1899 to provide a teaching facility for teachers-in-training who were students at the Westfield State Normal School, the second-oldest such school the nation. State Normal Training School is situated 1,200 feet northwest of General Shepard Park.

Amelia Park Ice Rink and Memorial Garden

Ice rink

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The Amelia Park facilities are located in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States. The Amelia Park Ice Rink is the only ice rink in Westfield. The main building is a 47,000-square-foot and are located across from the main entrance of the arena. Amelia Park Ice Rink and Memorial Garden is situated 2,600 feet south of General Shepard Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Westfield and Southwick.

Westfield

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Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts. It includes the village of Wyben.

Southwick

Town

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Southwick is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,232 at the 2020 census, down from 9,502 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Southwick is situated 4½ miles south of General Shepard Park.

Feeding Hills

Village

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Feeding Hills is a section of the city of Agawam, Massachusetts, United States, with its own ZIP Code and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents as being the unofficial border. Feeding Hills is situated 5 miles southeast of General Shepard Park.

General Shepard Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.11973° or 42° 7′ 11″ north

Longitude

-72.74885° or 72° 44′ 56″ west

Named after

William Shepard

Open location code

87J94792+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29856100

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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