town of Hadley, Massachusetts

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The town of Hadley, Massachusetts is a historic Connecticut River community in Hampshire County known for its fertile farmland, preserved rural character, and proximity to the Five College area.

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instanceOf town in Massachusetts
adjacentTo Amherst, Massachusetts
Hatfield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Northampton, Massachusetts
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Sunderland, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
areaCode 413
borderType river town
country United States of America
county Hampshire County, Massachusetts
economy retail corridor along Route 9
governmentType open town meeting
hasBodyOfWater Fort River
Lake Warner
hasFeature broad, open meadowlands
floodplain soils
hasHistoricUse common-field agriculture
hasLandUse dairy farming
tobacco farming (historically)
vegetable farming
hasProtectedArea Mount Holyoke Range State Park
surface form: Mount Holyoke Range State Park (part)

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge
surface form: Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge (Fort River Division)
historicDistrict Hadley Center Historic District
historicEvent King Philip’s War refuge for colonial leaders
incorporated 1661
knownFor fertile farmland
historic agricultural landscape
preserved rural character
locatedIn Connecticut River Valley
locatedOn Connecticut River
namedAfter Hadleigh
surface form: Hadleigh, Suffolk, England
near Amherst College
Hampshire College
Mount Holyoke College
Smith College
University of Massachusetts Amherst
notableProduct Hadley asparagus
partOf Five College area
Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Pioneer Valley
postalCode 01035
region New England
settled 1659
state Massachusetts
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportation Massachusetts Route 116
Massachusetts Route 47
U.S. Route 9 NERFINISHED

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Skinner State Park locatedIn town of Hadley, Massachusetts