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Walking Tour: Places & People of Springfield’s Industrial Legacy

October 11, 2025 @ 10:30 am12:00 pm
| Cost: $10 | Cost for Members: $5

Join local historians and neighborhood experts for enlightening strolls through the downtown area. This month…

Made in Springfield: Places & People of Springfield’s Industrial Legacy 

Explore downtown Springfield and learn about the places and people who invented and created in Springfield in its industrial heyday.
Springfield is the home of the first gas powered automobile, the monkey wrench, basketball… and so much more. Come see what made Springfield the center of innovation in the late 19th Century, and examined the geographies and buildings where it all began.

The tour will begin at the Springfield Museums’ Welcome Center.

Springfield Preservation Trust

Second Saturday Walking Tours are co-presented by Springfield Preservation Trust and generously sponsored by Springfield Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council.

Details

Date:
October 11, 2025
Time:
10:30 am–12:00 pm

Venue

Organizer

Name:
Springfield Preservation Trust
Email:
Website:
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Cost

Cost:
$10
Cost for Members:
$5