William Pynchon Statue, Massachusetts, United States
4.0 (14 reviews) Spent < 1 hour Ranking #16 in Springfield Monuments & Statues
Deacon Samuel Chapin
The Founder of Springfield and Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wrote books and was a very wealthy men.
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State St, Springfield, MA 01105
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5Dave Robison 5:00 PM Mar 21, 2020
Deacon Samuel Chapin
This statue is NOT of William Pynchon, but of one of the other co-founders of Springfield, Deacon Samuel Chapin. The name is clearly engraved on the pedestal. The statue was created by Augusten Saint-Gauden commissioned by a Chapin descendant, businessman Chester Chapin. It is also known as "The Puritan" as Chapin was absolutley not a "Pilgrim." Pilgrims and Puritans had completely opposing religious views regarding their relationship with the Church of England.
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4David S 5:00 PM May 28, 2018
Not Pynchon
Not a statue of Pynchon but Chapin; although it is often called that. It is also called the Pilgram; also inaccurate
