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Amherst Town Common
View looking south from Boltwood Avenue (on the left) across the Town Common and down South Pleasant Street.
Amherst Town Common
View of the sunken, grassy, and fenced-in south end of the Town Common with Amherst College's College Hill in the background. Stated in "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts" by Carpenter and Morehouse: "North of College Hill the common…
Amherst Town Common
View of the very grassy south end of the Town Common with the Amherst College Octagon and other college buildings, and the end of Boltwood Avenue, visible in the background. Stated in "The History of the Town of Amherst, Massachusetts" by Carpenter…
Amherst Town Common after the Amherst House fire
View of the crowded Town Common after the fire of July 4, 1879. The Fire Department is in the lower right corner. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been…
Amherst Town Common after the Amherst House fire
Aerial view of the crowded Town Common after the Amherst House fire of July 4, 1879. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been carried there, and deposited…
Amherst Town Common after the Amherst House fire
Aerial view of the crowded Town Common after the Amherst House fire of July 4, 1879. The Amherst Record of July 9, 1879 stated, "The scene on the common about daylight was a novel one. Everything from the stores had been carried there, and deposited…
East Street in Amherst, Mass.
View of East Street showing the Second Congregational Church and parsonage, houses along the street, and a partial view of the common.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
East Street in Amherst, Mass.
View of East Street showing the Second Congregational Church and parsonage, and the elaborate fountain on the common.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
This church building is now the home of the Jewish Community of Amherst.
Hay wagon on South Amherst common
View ofa hay wagon stopped at the South Amherst Town Common. In her Reminiscences of South Amherst Clara Dwight describes this image as "Hay wagon at watering trough, preparatory to driving on to the Fairbanks scales to be weighed."
Juggler on the Common
Small group of spectators watching a juggler perform on the Town Common.
July 4th celebration on Amherst Town Common
Crowd standing on the Town Common during the dedication of the new flagpole on July 4, 1899. Carriages pulled by horses are visible in the foreground.
League of Women Voters annual book sale
Tent on the Town Common where the Amherst League of Women Voters held their annual book sale in 1984.
Looking across Town Common toward Amherst College
View of Amherst College through the trees on the Town Common.
Looking across Town Common toward Amherst College
View across the expanse of Town Common with Amherst College buildings in the background.
Map of Amherst center, 1873
View of a section of the Beers' 1873 Hampshire County atlas showing Amherst town center area, including residences and landownership, businesses, cemeteries, schools, and railroads.