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Montague MA is located in Franklin County, Massachusetts with a population of over 8 thousand people.

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Montague - Common Hall

Montague MA Information and History

Montague MA has a town website. Quick links include Your Government, Local Services, Business/Arts/Culture, the 5 Villages, and FAQs.

From wikipedia:

The villages of Montague Center, Montague City, Lake PleasantMillers Falls, and Turners Falls are located in the town of Montague; Turners Falls, comprising over half the population of the town and its main business district, is sometimes used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague.

Originally inhabited by the Pocomtuc tribe, the area was known as Peskeompskut. Montague was first settled by Europeans in 1715 and was incorporated in 1754. The town has five villages within it: Montague Center, Montague City, Turners FallsMillers Falls, and Lake Pleasant. Montague Center was the original European settlement and was originally a part of the town of Sunderland. The Turners Falls Canal through Montague was one of the first canals in the United States, and important in early transport along the Connecticut River, and Lake Pleasant was a prominent spiritualist campground. Turners Falls was a planned mill community (similar to but less successful than that at Lowell, Massachusetts) that developed when the canal was converted to use for power production rather than transportation in the mid 19th century. Between 1974 and 1980, the Montague Nuclear Power Plant was proposed for construction in the town. In October 2010, the village of Turners Falls hosted the 1st annual Franklin County Pumpkinfest, now known as The Great Falls Festival.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.5 square miles (81.5 km2), of which 30.2 square miles (78.1 km2) is land and 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), or 4.14%, is water.] Bounded on the west by the Connecticut River, Montague is drained by the Millers River.

The town is served by state routes 247 and 63.

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Montague Massachusetts is a beautiful area and there are a number of attractions throughout the region of Franklin County. View our Attractions page.

Montague MA - Montague Inn from years ago

Montague MA Photos

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Montague MA - First Congregational Church
Montague MA - Town Common
Montague MA - Town Hall
Montague - Train 3476
Montague MA - Turners Falls Dam
Montague MA - Historical Photo - Montague Inn