Thomas W. Speight, Jr. - East Longmeadow, MA
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A bronze plaque honoring Thomas W. Speight, Jr. is located on the porch of the District #4 Schoolhouse, a.k.a. the Little Red Schoolhouse, at 35 School Street in East Longmeadow, MA
Waymark Code: WM16R63
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/22/2022
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A bronze plaque honoring Thomas W. Speight, Jr. is located on a home he once owned. It inscribed:
IN MEMORY OF
THOMAS W. SPEIGHT, JR.
MAY 28,1897 — NOV 11, 1956
WHO SERVED THE COMMUNITY
AS WATER COMMISSIONER.
THE SPEIGHT FAMILY,
FOR GENERATIONS, HAS BEEN
SUPPORTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY
OF EAST LONGMEADOW.
DONATED BY SHEILA & JOHN FLYNN
1994
District #4 is one of five school districts in East Longmeadow. The schoolhouse for this district was built in 1869 to replace a schoolhouse built in 1791. It served the community until 1916 when is was sold to raise funds for the building of the Pleasant View School.
In 1916 East Longmedow voted to sell the school. It was purchased by Thomas W. Speight, Jr. in 1931. He and his family lived there for 31 years.