Temporarily On Hold

 Due to circumstances beyond my control (don't you just hate when someone says that?) I'll be putting this project on hold. There are various reasons and those reasons take precedence. You'll see some posts come through for a while. I have all the town posts scheduled to publish through November 2021. I anticipate starting the project back up in October 2021 if all goes as planned. What's that old saying? The best laid plans...

Millers Falls

From Wikipedia: Millers Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Montague in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield,  Massachusetts metropolitan statistical area. Located along the Mohawk Trail, Millers Falls was first established in 1824 as an agricultural community, named Grout's Corner after first settler Martin Grout (1790–1865). In the 1860s, however, the local growth of railroads stimulated development, as the New London Northern Railroad bought the Amherst & Palmer railroad in 1864 and in 1866 extended its line to a connection with the Vermont & Massachusetts at Grout's Corner. With this new railroad juncture, the abundant water power of the falls at Grout's Corner provided a perfect place to establish mills. The village's present name derives from the Millers Falls Manufacturing Company (later the Millers Falls Company), established on the Millers River in 1868, and famed for its fine hand tools.

Templeton

From Wikipedia: Templeton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Established as " Templetown" March 6, 1762, from the plantation called "Narragansett Number Six." Part set off to Gardner June 27, 1785,and part included in new town of Gerry (Phillipston) Oct. 20, 1786.