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Leverett Massachusetts.
Quietly nestled in the Pioneer Valley, slightly to one side of the major
highways, Leverett enjoys country living in comfortable proximity to town
and city life. Diversity is reflected in Leverett road names. Amherst,
Montague and Shutesbury Roads lead to those neighboring towns, Long Plain
Road suggests ithe town's flat, agricultural area. Rattlesnake Gutter is
a legacy of the last ice age, with glacial ravine and soaring cliffs.
Cave Hill, Teawaddle Hill, Juggler
Meadow, and January Hills tickle imaginations. Tree-lined stone walls accompany
the roads, which climb, dip and curve to expose varied vistas. Wood roads
and trails on Brushy Mountain and surrounding hills disclose stone structures,
cairns and old walls of unknown dates which housed early inhabitants.
The Sawmill River in the north end
and Roaring Brook in the eastern part of town were crucial to the 19th
century industrial period. Mills and shops proliferated, and Leverett was
a self-sufficient community with goods and foods to spare, populated by
hard-working farmers, lumbermen and shop hands. Recent years have brought
a diversity of skills and lifestyles, as educators are drawn to the 5 college
area; craftsmen, artists and musicians find a creative atmosphere; transportation
and communication development allows professionals to choose their work
base. The architecture of Leverett's homes reflect these changes.
Leverett Mass is located in West
central Massachusetts, bordered by Montague on the north, Wendell on the
northeast, Shutesbury on the southeast, Amherst on the south, and Sunderland
on the west. Leverett is about 29 miles north of Springfield, 92 miles
west of Boston. |