Easthampton, Massachusetts
Hampshire county. This is a pleasant town on the W. side of Connecticut river. The Hampshire and Hampden canal passes through it. In the year ending April 1, 1837, $40,000 worth of lasting buttons were manufactured; also cotton goods, leather, boots and shoes, to the amount of $15,300: 5 miles S. from Northampton. Pop. 1837, 793.
