Image: Captain Alezue Holyoke's Exploring Party on the Connecticut River Mural Overview

Description: Captain Alezur Holyoke’s Exploring Party on the Connecticut River by Ross E. Moffett; inexplicably Alezur is often spelled "Alezue" despite the fact that the historic figure portrayed is Elizur Holyoke. This oil mural is visible at the west wall of the Holyoke Post Office above the Postmaster's door. It depicts a scene of Elizur Holyoke and his team surveying the land to the south of Mount Tom which can be seen in the background. To the left are two colonists looking over their day's catch of American shad which remain abundant in the Connecticut River at Hadley Falls to this day. To the right a man in a flat-bottom boat can be seen with a deer, of the day's hunt.
Title: Captain Alezue Holyoke's Exploring Party on the Connecticut River Mural Overview
Credit: Own work
Author: Ross Moffett
Permission: This image is a work of the United States Department of the Treasury, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No