MacArthur's Ball Original Location
Title
MacArthur's Ball Original Location
Subject
Lt. General Arthur MacArthur Jr.; Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts; Urban Renewal; Community development corporations;
Description
MacArthur's Ball is named for Chicopee native Lt. General Arthur MacArthur Jr., Medal of Honor Recipient in the Civil War. The monument, a five ton granite ball, was originally located at the intersection of East and Broadway Streets and was dedicated on September 5, 1942. It is currently located at the intersection of Church and Broadway Streets.
Creator
Chicopee Redevelopment Authority
Source
Chicopee Historical Society; Edward Bellamy Association
Publisher
Chicopee Archives Online
Date
1950s
Format
Photograph
Extent
One of fifty-one scanned images selected from an unknown number of photographs.
Identifier
CPL-PHCOL-ChicopeeFalls-010
Files
Citation
Chicopee Redevelopment Authority
, “MacArthur's Ball Original Location,” Chicopee Archives Online, accessed October 31, 2024, https://www.chicopeelibrary.org/archives/items/show/9279.