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The Town of South Hadley
Massachusetts is located in the heart of the Pioneer Valley along the banks
of the Connecticut River. A bedroom community serving the greater Springfield-Holyoke
area, South Hadley is mainly a residential town with its major employers
being the manufacturer of specialty papers and Mount Holyoke College.
South Hadley is a small, friendly,
college town with a diverse offering of recreational activities for residents
and visitors. One can stroll the beautiful Mount Holyoke College campus
or enjoy plays sponsored by the College's summer theater group. Located
at the center of the town is the newly developed Village Commons which
offers a variety of quaint shops, restaurants, theaters and cafes.
South Hadley is proud to be the site
of the first navigable canal in the United States and a visit to the Canal
Park provides a pleasant stroll along the Connecticut River. Any time of
the year, South Hadley offers the flavor of country living with a variety
of craft and antique fairs, the annual lighting of the Christmas tree at
the Town Common, the Memorial Day "Olde Fashion Picnic" and a variety of
community activities which add to the atmosphere of relaxed home-town living.
South Hadley Massachusetts is located
in South central Massachusetts, bordered by Hadley and Amherst on the north,
Granby on the east, Chicopee on the south, and separated from Holyoke by
the Connecticut River on the west. South Hadley is 12 miles north of Springfield,
30 miles south of Greenfield, 87 miles west of Boston. |