Editing East Longmeadow, Massachusetts (section)

==History==
The town of [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts]] was first settled in the [[17th century]]. In the 1750s houses started appearing in the eastern part of the town known as "East Village". In 1894, East Village separated from [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts|Longmeadow]], and became officially [[Incorporated town|incorporated]] as East Longmeadow in the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Town History {{!}} Longmeadow, MA|url=https://www.longmeadow.org/612/Town-History|access-date=2021-10-13|website=www.longmeadow.org}}</ref> The town became well  known for its [[brownstone]] [[Quarry|quarries]], even when it was still a part of [[Longmeadow, Massachusetts|Longmeadow.]]

A [[Rail transport|railroad]] was built through the town in the late 19th century by [[Springfield and New London Railroad]]. The railroad wasn't a part of a major route so it became [[Abandoned railway|abandoned]] by the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-04-20|title=Railroad Station, East Longmeadow Mass - Lost New England|language=en-US|work=Lost New England|url=https://lostnewengland.com/2015/04/railroad-station-east-longmeadow-mass/|access-date=2021-10-13}}</ref> In the early 2010s, a [[bike path]] called The [[Redstone Rail Trail]] was built on a 1.6 mile section of where the tracks ran. It runs from Maple Street to Denslow Road. In 2020, the old [[Springfield and New London Railroad|train depot]] was bought and renovated into an [[ice cream]] stand. It opened for the first time in spring 2021.