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Locating a moving and storage company in Springfield, Massachusetts
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information for you.
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Springfield is the third
largest city in Massachusetts
with a population of 154,157 in 2003. That also makes it the fourth largest
city in New England. Springfield is known as "The City of Homes"
and "The City of Firsts". The city is 33 square miles and sits at an elevation
of 70 feet above sea level.
Summer temperatures in Springfield
are in the eighties while winter temperatures are in the thirties. July is the
warmest month with an average high temperature of 85 degrees. January is the
coldest with a average low temperature of 7 degrees. The city has an average of
61 inches of precipitation per year.
Some quick facts about Springfield
- Birthplace of
basketball (James Naismith at Springfield
College)
- First Springfield in the United States
- Home of the
Basketball Hall of Fame
- Home to
Theodore Geisel (Dr Seuss)
- Largest city
in the Pioneer
Valley
- Largest city
in western Massachusetts
- Largest city
named Springfield
- Largest city
on the Connecticut River
Hartford, Connecticut
is the other part of the Springfield-Hartford "Knowledge Corridor" in New England. It has the second largest number of
institutions for higher learning in New England.
Private Schools
- Five Catholic
Elementary Schools
- Cathedral High School
- MacDuffie School
- Pioneer Valley Christain
School
Higher Education in Springfield,
Massachusetts
- American International College
- Amheart College
- Bay Path College
- Elms College
- Hamshire College
- Holyoke Community College
- Mount Holyoke College
- Smith College
- Springfield College
- Springfield Technical Community
College
- University of Massachusetts
at Amherst
- Western New England College
- Westfield State College
The economy in Springfield
has declined with the decrease in manufacturing. Many large companies and a
government facility have closed their doors and left the area. The retail
sector has started to rebound and education is a large part of the Springfield economy.
Points of Interest and Events in Springfield
- Basketball
Hall of Fame
- Bright Nights
- attraction during the Christmas season
- CityStage and
Symphony Hall - concerts, plays, guest speakers
- Forest Park - extensive
light decorations
- Quadrangle -
museums and sculpture gardens
- St Michael's
Cathedral, Springfield
- Worthington Street the
Entertainment District
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