Squire Whipple Exhibit
Squire Whipple, a civil engineer and one-time resident of Springfield, is considered the “Father of the Iron Bridge”. The first iron bridge he designed was fabricated by his brother-in-law, Oliver Shipman, in Springfield. By the 1880’s, 90% of the bridges over the Erie Canal were Whipple bridges. This exhibit displays various photographs of Whipple bridges […]
Springfield’s Gilded Age Exhibit
The six grand estates on the northern end of Otsego Lake (Mohican Manor, Cary Mede, Ringwood Manor, Swanswick, Pinehurst, and Hyde Hall) are each represented by a panel containing period photographs of the residents, their majestic homes, and their various activities. The central panel tells the story of Leslie Pell Clarke and the other men […]
Springfield Past
Springfield Past is a display that is complementary to the Gilded Age, the Timeline and Springfield Today. The display includes over fifty photographs about the Town of Springfield’s past, blending into the present. The map which accompanies the photographs is coded to show where schools, businesses, estates, churches and recreation were located, some remaining today,some […]