Editing Chicopee, Massachusetts (section)

===Sites===
{{see also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts}}
[[Image:City Hall, Chicopee MA.jpg|thumb|right|Chicopee City Hall]]
[[Image:ChicopeeMA EdwardBellamyHouse.jpg|thumb|right|Edward Bellamy House]]

* The [[Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Chicopee|Basilica of Saint Stanislaus]], is a 1908 brownstone, church built in the Baroque Revival Style of architecture. Pope John Paul II designated it a Minor Basilica.
* The Cabotville Historic Sycamore Trees, trees that were present when Chicopee became a town in 1848, matured when it became a city in 1890. They were designated Heritage Trees by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
* [[City Hall (Chicopee, Massachusetts)|Chicopee City Hall]], built in 1871 in the Romanesque style, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
* Veterans Memorial Plaza, located on Front Street. It is home to monuments dedicated to veterans of the Civil War, World War I, World II, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the War on Terror.
* [[Edward Bellamy House]] was built in 1852 and was the home of journalist Edward Bellamy.  It is listed on the NRHP and is a National Historic Landmark.
* Emerson Gaylord Mansion, a historic mansion at [[Elms College]], based on French Second Empire style<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jendrysik |first1=Stephen |title=Mansion was home to Emerson Gaylord, Chicopee's 'main man' in 19th century |url=https://www.masslive.com/living/2013/07/stephen_jendrysik_mansion_was_home_to_emerson_gaylord_chicopees_main_man_in_19th_century.html |access-date=23 October 2024 |work=Springfield (Mass.) Republican |publisher=MassLive |date=10 July 2013}}</ref>
* The Facemate Tower, a historic tower on the Chicopee River in Chicopee Falls. It used to be a part of the Facemate Industrial Complex.
* The Polish Center of Discovery and Learning, a local history museum.
* The Uniroyal Office Building, a historic building in Chicopee Falls that was part of the Uniroyal Industrial Complex.
* The Willimansett Dike, an elevated, artificial levee in Willimansett, built after the destructive Willimansett flood caused by [[1938 New England hurricane|The Great New England Hurricane]] of 1938.
*[[Westover Air Reserve Base]], built here in 1940. Originally an [[U.S. Army Air Corps|Army Air Corps]] and later [[U.S. Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]] installation known as Westover Field, it became [[Westover Air Force Base]] when the [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] became an independent service in 1947. From 1955 until 1974, it was a [[Strategic Air Command]] (SAC) installation. Transferred to the [[Air Force Reserve]] in 1974, it was renamed Westover Air Reserve Base and is now the home of the [[439th Airlift Wing]], flying the [[C-5 Galaxy]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/|title=Westover Air Reserve Base Home|website=www.westover.afrc.af.mil|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060423214457/http://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/|archive-date=2006-04-23}}</ref> Westover has one of the largest runways on the east coast, and is the largest Air Force Reserve base in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/AboutUs.aspx|title=About Us|website=www.westover.afrc.af.mil|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112210022/http://www.westover.afrc.af.mil/AboutUs.aspx|archive-date=2016-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://afreserve.com/where-to-serve/westover-air-force-base|title=Air Force Reserve|first=Air Force|last=Reserve|website=afreserve.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105071905/http://afreserve.com/where-to-serve/westover-air-force-base|archive-date=2016-01-05}}</ref> A joint civil-military facility, it is also home to [[Westover Metropolitan Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://westoverairport.com/about/|title=Westover Airport: quick turns, competitive rates & safety|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160103211049/http://westoverairport.com/about/|archive-date=2016-01-03}}</ref> Two military-minded youth programs, the Young Marines and the [[Westover Composite Squadron]] of the [[Civil Air Patrol]] are also located at Westover.