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county, Massachusetts, United States
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Franklin, county, northwestern Massachusetts, U.S., bordered by New Hampshire and Vermont to the north. It consists of a mountainous, forested region bisected north-south by the Connecticut River. Other waterways include the Deerfield, Millers, and Falls rivers and part of Quabbin Reservoir, one of the world’s largest impoundments of high-quality water. More than a dozen state forests provide habitat for upland wildlife. Pocumtuc Indians clashed with European settlers in the region from about 1670 to 1735. Franklin county was created in 1811 and named for Benjamin Franklin. The main towns are Greenfield (the county seat), Montague, and Orange. Deerfield contains about ...(100 of 157 words)

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