Palmer, Massachusetts
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Palmer, Massachusetts is a small town in western Massachusetts known historically as a railroad hub and often referred to as the "Town of Seven Railroads."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 413 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | none ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| demographics | small population ⓘ |
| economy | mixed local economy ⓘ |
| feature |
historic railroad infrastructure
ⓘ
small-town character ⓘ |
| federalLegislativeDistrict | U.S. House of Representatives district in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| governmentType | town government ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial areas
ⓘ
forested land ⓘ industrial areas ⓘ residential areas ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernment |
board of selectmen
ⓘ
town meeting ⓘ |
| hasPublicService |
fire department
ⓘ
police department ⓘ public library ⓘ public schools ⓘ |
| hasRailInfrastructure | multiple railroad lines ⓘ |
| hasVillage |
Bondsville, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thorndike, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Rivers, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | regional transportation hub ⓘ |
| knownFor |
railroad history
ⓘ
railroad hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hampden County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ United States Northeast region ⓘ |
| nickname | Town of Seven Railroads NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMetropolitanArea | Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | ZIP code ⓘ |
| railNicknameOrigin | presence of seven railroads historically ⓘ |
| region | Western Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadAccess |
proximity to Interstate 90 (Massachusetts Turnpike)
ⓘ
proximity to U.S. Route 20 ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| stateLegislativeDistrict |
Massachusetts House of Representatives district (Hampden County)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts Senate district (Hampden County) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | New England town ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportationType | railroad junction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.