Local news and rss feeds for Franklin County
Category Archives: Franklin County
Local News for Deerfield
Local news and rss feeds for Deerfield, MA
Franklin County
Franklin County is the northernmost of the three Massachusetts counties of the Pioneer Valley, and the most rural. The largest town is Greenfield (pop. 18,168 as of the 2000 census), but many towns have populations of…
Greenfield, MA
Greenfield is the county seat for Franklin County. Located at the confluence of the Green, Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers, as well as two rail lines, it developed as a trade center, first settled in 1686. The town was incorporated in 1753 and governed by town council until 2003, when it revised its charter to become a city, governed by…
1917 Postcard View of Greenfield from Poet’s Seat
1917 Postcard View of Greenfield from Poet’s Seat
The Hilltowns Region
The Hilltowns include areas of Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties west of and above the hills bordering the Connecticut River rift valley. This is a rolling, wooded, lightly populated area of Massachusetts, and contains several important wildlife habitat areas and watersheds. Residents of the area are intimately familiar with New England’s fifth season – mud…