Settlements in Franklin County, Massachusetts: Census-Designated Places in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Towns in Franklin County

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 160. Not illustrated. Chapters: Census-Designated Places in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Towns in Franklin County, Massachusetts, Millers Falls, Massachusetts, Shelburne, Massachusetts, Monroe, Massachusetts, Heath, Massachusetts, Ashfield, Massachusetts, Buckland, Massachusetts, Conway, Massachusetts, Leyden, Massachusetts, Erving, Massachusetts, Charlemont, Massachusetts, Colrain, Massachusetts, Bernardston, Massachusetts, Rowe, Massachusetts, New Salem, Massachusetts, Deerfield, Massachusetts, Sunderland, Massachusetts, Whately, Massachusetts, Hawley, Massachusetts, Warwick, Massachusetts, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, Turners Falls, Massachusetts, Gill, Massachusetts, Montague, Massachusetts, Leverett, Massachusetts, South Deerfield, Massachusetts, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, Wendell, Massachusetts, Greenfield, Massachusetts, Northfield, Massachusetts, Orange, Massachusetts, Lake Pleasant, Massachusetts, Satans Kingdom, Massachusetts, Zoar, Massachusetts. Excerpt: Greenfield, Massachusetts - Pocumtuck Indians (ancestors of present-day Abenaki Indians) first settled and originally inhabited the area. Native American artifacts in the area have been dated at 9,000 to 12,000 years B.P. (before present). They planted field crops and fished the rivers. First colonized by the English in 1686 as part of Deerfield, it was defended repeatedly by Indians, with the last skirmish in 1756. The Native American population was eventually driven from the land and/or sold into slavery during the course of King Philip's War. In 1753, Greenfield was set off and incorporated as a separate town, named for the Green River. It was the eastern terminus of the Mohawk Trail, a principal route for Native American trade traveling west into Upstate New York. In 1795, the South Hadley Canal opened, allowing boats to bypass the South Hadley falls and re...