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Albany, New York
#1999.13.510
Located on the Hudson River near the confluence with the Mohawk River, Albany is one of the oldest cities in the United States.
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Amherst, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0125
Originally part of the town of Hadley, Amherst became a district in 1759 and was incorporated in 1786.
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Ashfield, Massachusetts
#L02.021
Initially settled as Huntstown in 1745, Ashfield was incorporated and given its current name in 1765.
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Bernardston, Massachusetts
#L02.005
Benardston was intitially named Fall Town: the name was changed to Bernardston when it was incorporated in 1762.
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Buckland, Massachusetts
#L02.010
Originally part of Charlemont, Massachusetts, settlers were granted their petition in 1779 to make the town of Buckland.
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Charlemont, Massachusetts
#L02.008
In 1735 Boston Township Number 1 was created; its southern half became Charlemont in 1765.
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Colrain, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0102
Colrain started out as Boston Township Number Two and was named Coleraine when it was incoporated in 1761.
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Connecticut River Valley
#1997.08.01.0079
The Connecticut flooded these lands forming some of the richest farmland in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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Conway, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0073
Conway was initially settled in 1712 and incorporated in 1767.
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Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.12.0402
Opened in 1799, Deerfield Academy offered a classical education to area students.
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Deerfield River
#1996.37.01.118
The Deerfield River flows into the Connecticut River.
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Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.12.0443.01
Deerfield, Massachusetts, an 8000-acre land grant to the Proprietors of Dedham, was first settled by the English in 1669.
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Dickinson High School, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.37.01.100
In 1879, the Dickinson High School opened thanks to a donation from Esthew Harding Dickinson (1790-1875).
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Erving, Massachusetts
#L02.013
The town of Erving was incorporated in 1838 , one of the last in the state to do so.
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Franklin County, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0055
Named for Benjamin Franklin, Franklin County was created in 1811.
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Gill, Massachusetts
#L02.012
Gill was originally part of Deerfield, Massachusetts and was incorporated in 1793.
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Greenfield, Massachusetts
#L02.012
The town of Greenfield was incorporated In 1753; in 1811, it became the county seat of Franklin County.
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Hadley, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0051
Hadley, named after a village in England, was incorporated in 1661.
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Hatfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0104
Hatfield was separated from Hadley, Massachusetts, and incorporated as a town in 1670.
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Hawley, Massachusetts
#L02.009
Incorporated in 1792, Hawley was named in honor of Joseph Hawley, a leading citizen of Northampton.
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Heath, Massachusetts
#L02.003
Heath was originally part of Charlemont and was incorporated as a town in 1785.
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Holy Name of Jesus Church, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0033
Holy Name of Jesus Church conducted services in Polish and celebrated Polish traditions.
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Lake Hitchcock
#1999.03.0017
About 13,700 years ago, Lake Hitchcock was formed by a dam in the bedrock at Rocky Hill, Connecticut.
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Leverett, Massachusetts
#L02.018
In 1773, settlers in the eastern portion of Sunderland petitioned to have their own town, Leverett.
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Leyden, Massachusetts
#L02.004
Leyden was a district of Bernardston; it achieved full town status in 1809.
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Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0050
Memorial Hall Museum, featuring seven exhibition rooms, was dedicated in 1880.
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Monroe, Massachusetts
#L02.002
Monroe landowners petitioned the General Court in Boston to separate "The Gore" from Rowe in 1822.
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Montague, Massachusetts
#L02.016
Residents petitioned for the incorporation of a town named after Captain William Montague in 1753.
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New Salem, Massachusetts
#L02.020
New Salem became a town in 1753 and by 1820 was the largest town in Franklin County, with 2,145 inhabitants.
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Northampton, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0113
Northampton was purchased from the Nonotucks by John Pynchon (1626-1703) in 1653.
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Northfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0115
Northfield experienced lasting settlement in 1713 and was incorporated as a town in 1723.
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Orange, Massachusetts
#L02.014
Orange, Massachusetts, became a town in 1810 and was named after Prince William of Orange.
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Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts
#L02.174
The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association opened a museum, Memorial Hall, in the original Deerfield Academy building in 1880.
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Rowe, Massachusetts
#L02.002
Originally called Myrifield, its name was changed to Rowe when its petition for town status was finally granted in 1785.
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Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0064
The village of Shelburne Falls, formerly Salmon Falls, is comprised of the commercial centers of Shelburne and Buckland.
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Shelburne, Massachusetts
#L02.011
Originally part of Deerfield, Shelburne was incorperated in 1768.
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Shutesbury, Massachusetts
#L02.019
Shutesbury was the result of a road constructed between Lancaster and Sunderland, Massachusetts and was incorporated in 1761.
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South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0121
South Deerfield, formerly known as Bloody Brook, petitioned to be set off from Deerfield in 1809.
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Springfield Armory, Springfield, Massachusetts
#1937.06.01
The Continental Congress established an armory at Springfield, MA, in 1777 for the manufacture of gun carriages and cartridges.
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Springfield, Massachusetts
#L06.077
Springfield was established by William Pynchon (1590-1662) and was incoporated in 1641,
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St. James Church, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0034
The Church of St. James is the oldest Catholic Church in South Deerfield.
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St. Stanislaus Roman Catholic Church, South Deerfield, Massachusetts
#1996.12.2372
St. Stanislaus formed in 1908 to provide a religious home for some of South Deerfields recent immigrants.
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Sunderland, Massachusetts
#1999.03.0019
Originally named Swampfield, Sunderland was incorporated in 1718.
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Turners Falls, Massachusetts
#1997.08.01.0124
The village of Turners Falls, Massachusetts, was founded in 1866 by the Turners Falls Company.
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Warwick, Massachusetts
#L02.007
Warwick's land was first granted in 1735 to survivors of an expedition to Canada in a company led by Andrew Gardner.
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Wendell, Massachusetts
#L02.013
Wendell was first settled by Europeans in 1754. It was separated from Shutesbury in 1781.
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Whately, Massachusetts
#L02.017
Whatley was named after Thomas Whately (1728-1772), a British Member of Parliament and seperated from Hatfield in 1770.
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