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  1. American Cancer Society Relay For Life

    American Cancer Society Relay For Life

  2. Brian W. Suchy Appointed Assessor

    Brian W. Suchy Appointed Assessor

  3. Bronze Star Medal Award Ceremony

    Harvey LaFleur, Lieutenant Colonel Driscoll, and M

  4. Canal Path Ribbon Cutting

    Canal Path

  5. Chicopee Police Photos

    2012 Interceptor, Front View

  6. Chronic Disease Self Management Program

    Fabulous Chronic Disease Class at Council on Aging

  7. Community Development - RiverMills Center 11-22-13

    Trucks outside RiverMills Center building

  8. Council on Aging

    2007 Innovator of the Year award presented to Council on Aging

  9. Davitt Bridge, December 3, 2012

    Davitt Bridge Construction, as of December 3, 2012

  10. Demolition of Former Facemate Complex

    Looking at the end of Building 1 from the dike area. Notice the large piles of brick which will either be recycled on-site or off-site.

  11. Facemate Demolition April 24, 2012

    Partially demolished building

  12. Facemate Demolition April 5, 2012

    Partially demolished building

  13. Facemate Demolition February 22, 2012

    Facemate buildings behind fence

  14. Facemate Demolition March 12, 2012

    Excavator near pile of debris and building

  15. Facemate Demolition March 5, 2012

    Facemate Demolition March 5, 2012 (14)

  16. Facemate Demolition May 4, 2012

    Facemate building demolition

  17. Facemate Demolition November 30, 2012

    Mounds of dirt in demolition work area

  18. Facemate Demolition/Remediation November 15, 2012

    Discolored soil in remediation area

  19. Facemate Tower Demolition June 2012

    Excavator knocking down tower

  20. Golf Course Bridge Dedication

    Men and women standing on new bridge during dedication

  21. Golf Course Junior Golf Camp

    Golf Camp participants and instructors lined up in group photo

  22. Golf Course Layout

    A map of the golf course layout

  23. Golf Course Photos

    Golf Course landscape

  24. Harvey Lafleur's Bronze Star Ceremony

    Family of Harvey Lafleur at ceremony

  25. Historic Water Department Photos

    The Abbey Reservoir became the main supply source for Chicopee.

  26. Ice Cream Party

    Dishing Out Ice Cream Toppings

  27. Job Corps Students Help Clean up City

    Filling a Wheelbarrow With Mulch

  28. Jones Ferry CSO Facility

    Inside of the Jones Ferry Facility Pump Room.

  29. Outdoor Movie Night

    Animal Face Painting

  30. Planes Over Chicopee

    Cold War Guardians airplane drawing

  31. RiverMills Center November 22, 2013

    Inside new center foundation with walls going up

  32. RiverWalk Phase II February 1, 2012

    Path leading to old, run-down Uniroyal buildings

  33. Royal Street Storage Tank

    A picture of the tank before from far away looking up

  34. Senator Edward Markey Visits Chicopee

    Mayor Kos Visits With Senator Edward Markey

  35. Senator Warren Visits Western Mass

    Senator Warren Visits Western Mass

  36. Sewer Separation

    A catch basin being installed on Irene Street.

  37. Special Events

    Dave makes breakfast participants laugh

  38. Stormwater Drainage Projects

    The area under construction off of Montcalm Street.

  39. Uniroyal Demolition as of January 26, 2010

    Old building with center of wall collapsed

  40. Uniroyal Demolition as of March 22, 2010

    Excavator working near large, old, mutlistory building

  41. Water Department Projects

    A 20-inch gate valve after it was removed by Water Department personnel

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Historic Water Department Photos

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Thumbs up The water mains were wooden logs with holes bored into them.

Wooden Log Water Mains

Prior to 1836, Chicopee was supplied mainly by private wells and springs. The water mains laid at the time were wooden logs with holes bored into them, as well as lead and vitrified clay pipes, varying in diameter from 1/2 inch to 6 inches.

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Arrow pointing up First Photo An old photo of the Chicopee Water Works Treatment Plant on Fuller Road. Arrow pointing Down