Mittineague Park

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Mittineague Park is a park located in the southern section of the town of West Springfield, Massachusetts. The park is used by people of all ages. It has picnic grounds, tennis courts, ball fields, and marked trails for hiking or cross-country skiing. It has a large pavilion, used for gatherings and concerts and a building, constructed by members of the UNICO Club, that is used as a Summer Camp for children with special needs. In addition, during the school year, elementary students use the park as a learning laboratory.

An interesting feature of the park is the Old Stone Bridge Picnic Area. The bridge spans the brook, called Tawtumsquassick by the Native Americans and Block Brook by the first settlers. The southwestern part of West Springfield is still called Tatham, a name derived from the Algonkian name for the brook.