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Hyde Hall, Built between 1817 and 1833 by George Clarke.

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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

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Cary Mede

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Ringwood Manor, 1903. Summer home of Arthur L Ryerson, a Chicago industrialist who died on the Titanic.

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Swanswick

School

East Springfield School

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The Arch Bridge, 1832. Built by Lorenzo Bates on Mill Road.

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Old High School, East Springfield, 1909. Centralized with Springfield Center in 1939. Was in use until 1987.

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Pinehurst: Erected in 1889 by Henry L. Wardwell. Materials used were all local except for the stairway which came from NYC.

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“Tin Top” – Gatehouse to Hyde Hall. Originally located on County Rt 31 as entrance to the grand estate. Moved to present location and converted to Visitors’ Center for Hyde Hall.

People

Unidentified Old Photos – People

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Elementary School, Springfield Center

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The First Presbyterian Church

School

Continental School

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The Chyle Hole is a sink hole, 12 feet deep and about 80 yards in circumference. During the spring thaw it can expand to cover several acres, later escaping through crevices in the limestone bottom.

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The Old Lime Kiln, located on Hinds Road, one of many in the area.

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Old Blacksmith Stone Building, built by the Robbins Brothers (Sam and Ed) of Massachusetes. One of Springfield’s oldest buildings.

Old Blacksmith Stone Building

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Rum Hill Watering Trough

The water trough was placed by Thomas R. Proctor in honor of his fellow Richfield Springs summer resident, Robert F. Westcott. While driving his wagon ...