Springfield as Continental Supply Route

Springfield's location on the Connecticut River made it a key node in the Continental Army's supply network. Provisions, munitions, and equipment moved through the town between New England and the middle colonies.

The town's merchants and farmers supplied the army with food, clothing, and raw materials. The economic disruption was significant — wartime inflation and currency depreciation hit inland communities hard — but Springfield's contributions to the supply chain were essential to sustaining military operations.