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Pioneer Valley
The
Pioneer Valley
is the colloquial name for the U.S. Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
's portion of the
Connecticut River Valley
. The Pioneer Valley region is within three
counties
in
Massachusetts
that collectively feature much of New England's most fertile farmland. The lower "Pioneer Valley" is approximately coterminous with
Metropolitan Springfield
, as
Springfield, Massachusetts
, is the region's urban center, and the seat of
Hampden County
. The upper Pioneer Valley region is centered around the small cities of
Northampton
and
Greenfield
which are the county seats of
Hampshire
and
Franklin
counties.
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