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The Town of Gill Mssachusetts
offers education, recreation and quiet, peaceful living opportunities within
its 15 square miles. The rural character of the town has been preserved,
even though the last 50 years has seen a transition from a farming community
to a bedroom community. The fewer than 1600 inhabitants live mostly in
single-family homes, although there is one development of condominiums.
Gill is the home of the presently
co-ed Northfield Mount Hermon School, known in the last century as the
Mount Hermon School for Boys. The preparatory school has a good reputation
for both academic and sports programs. The town's location on the Connecticut
River brings both state-owned and private boating facilities and the opportunity
to compete for the largest bass in the river.
Barton Cove, just off the Mohawk
Trail, has camping facilities, and nearby, on a small island in the river,
a pair of American Bald Eagles have been nesting for the last five years.
River boat rides pass under the newly restored historic French King Bridge,
which was recently granted a Preservation Award from the Massachusetts
Historical Commission and which overlooks one of the most beautiful scenic
areas in Massachusetts, especially during the foliage season.
Gill is located in Northwestern Massachusetts,
bordered by Northfield on the northeast, the Connecticut river on the east
and south, Greenfield on the west, and Bernardston on the northwest. Gill
is 7 miles east of Greenfield, 36 miles north of Springfield, and 95 miles
northwest of Boston. |