In 1935; Chicopee was a small city struggling to emerge from a crippling depression and economic collapse. In 1936; the Connecticut River flooded; turning Chicopeersquo;s Willimansett section into a giant lake; and on September 21; 1938; a storm roared up the Connecticut Valley with winds of over 100 miles per hour. Rain flooded the already devastated streets and wiped out the Chicopee Falls Bridge. Between these disasters; the U.S. Congress passed the Wilcox Act; and in 1939; Secretary of War Harry W. Woodring announced that the tobacco plains of Chicopee had been selected as the site for the Northeastrsquo;s Army Air Corps base. The super base; named Westover Field; was the largest air base in the country by 1942. During World War II; Chicopee would be one of four cities in Massachusetts to produce over a billion dollars worth of war materials; and following the war; the city grew and prospered at a record pace.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy CustomerWonderful book with lots of great pictures. There were several large families that I little to no reference to.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Images of America: Highland County. Va.By Ron Squire SteffeyAs always. any Images of America book is a winner! As a native Virginian. I needed this one!
