Springfield, Massachusetts

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city

Springfield, Massachusetts is a historic city in western Massachusetts known as the birthplace of basketball and a former industrial and transportation hub along the Connecticut River.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
areaCode	413 →
coordinateLatitude	42.1015 →
coordinateLongitude	-72.5898 →
country	United States of America →
county	Hampden County, Massachusetts →
founder	William Pynchon →
foundingDate	1636 →
governmentType	mayor–council government →
hasCulturalInstitution	Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden → Springfield Museums →
hasMuseum	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
hasPark	Forest Park →
hasUniversity	American International College → Bay Path University (mainly based in nearby Longmeadow, with facilities in Springfield) → Springfield College → Western New England University →
hasZoo	The Zoo in Forest Park & Education Center →
historicalIndustry	firearms manufacturing → machinery manufacturing → transportation equipment →
incorporatedAsCity	1852 →
incorporatedAsTown	1636 →
isCountySeatOf	Hampden County, Massachusetts →
knownFor	birthplace of basketball → industrial history → transportation hub along the Connecticut River →
locatedIn	Western Massachusetts →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts →
locatedOnRiver	Connecticut River →
majorHighway	Interstate 90 → Interstate 91 → U.S. Route 20 NERFINISHED →
majorRiver	Connecticut River → Westfield River →
militaryFacility	Springfield Armory →
namedAfter	Springfield, Essex, England →
nickname	Hoop City → The Birthplace of Basketball → The City of Homes →
notablePersonAssociated	James Naismith →
populationRankInMassachusetts	third-largest city in Massachusetts →
postalCodePrefix	011 →
railHubFor	Amtrak →
railStation	Springfield Union Station →
sportInventedThere	basketball →
sportsHallOfFame	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →
state	Massachusetts →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (42)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alan Kay ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") → Chester Bowles ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") → Creighton Abrams ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") → Donald Davidson ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") → Herbert Blomstedt ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") → Kurt Russell ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") → Timothy Leary ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Amherst, Massachusetts ("Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area") → Hampden County, Massachusetts ("Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area") → Hampshire County, Massachusetts ("Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area") →	partOfMetropolitanArea
Massachusetts → Pioneer Valley →	contains
Hampden County, Massachusetts → Western Massachusetts →	containsCity
American Hockey League → Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →	headquartersLocation
Hampden County, Massachusetts → Western Massachusetts →	largestCity
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame → Springfield Armory National Historic Site →	locatedIn
Springfield, Illinois → Springfield, Ohio, United States →	namedAfter
William Marsh Rice ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") →	birthPlace
Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts →	city
Massachusetts Turnpike →	connects
Hampden County, Massachusetts →	countySeat
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame →	foundingLocation
Ashfield, Massachusetts ("Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area") →	isPartOfMetropolitanArea
Springfield, Massachusetts ("Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts") →	locatedInMetropolitanArea
New England →	majorCity
Northampton, Massachusetts →	near
Holyoke, Massachusetts ("Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area") →	partOf
Eddie Shore ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfDeath
James Naismith ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfInvention
Portland Pirates →	relocationCity
William Marsh Rice ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") →	residence
Boston and Maine Railroad →	servedCity
Amtrak Northeast Regional →	serves
Amtrak Northeast Regional →	startPoint
Northeast Regional →	terminus
Lake Shore Limited →	via
James Naismith ("Springfield, Massachusetts, United States") →	workLocation