Monson, Massachusetts

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Monson, Massachusetts is a small New England town in western Massachusetts known for its rural character, historic mills, and location within Hampden County.

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Monson, Massachusetts canonical 9

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instanceOf municipality in the United States
town in Massachusetts
adjacentTo Connecticut state border
areaCode 413
borders Brimfield, Massachusetts
Hampden, Massachusetts
Palmer, Massachusetts
Somers, Connecticut
Stafford, Connecticut
Wilbraham, Massachusetts
country United States of America
county Hampden County, Massachusetts
experiencedEvent 2011 New England tornado outbreak
governmentType New England town
hasCemetery Hillside Cemetery (Monson, Massachusetts)
hasEducationalInstitution Granite Valley School
Monson High School
Quarry Hill Community School
hasHistoricDistrict Monson Center Historic District
Monson Developmental Center Historic District
hasLibrary Monson Free Library
hasMuseum Keep Homestead Museum
hasPark Flynt Park
historicIndustry granite quarrying
textile mills
woolen mills
incorporated 1775
knownFor historic mills
rural character
stone quarries
locatedInMetropolitanArea Springfield, Massachusetts metropolitan area
locatedInPhysiographicRegion Pioneer Valley region of Massachusetts
linked to: Pioneer Valley
locatedNear Quaboag Hills
linked to: Quaboag Valley
majorRoad Massachusetts Route 20
Massachusetts Route 32
namedAfter Joel Monson
notableEvent EF3 tornado on June 1, 2011
partOf Hampden County, Massachusetts
postalCode 01057
region New England
Western Massachusetts
religiousBuilding First Church of Monson Congregational
St. Patrick’s Church (Monson, Massachusetts)
settled circa 1715
state Massachusetts
timezone Eastern Time Zone
timezoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone

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Hampden County, Massachusetts containsTown Monson, Massachusetts
Connecticut Route 32 connectsCity Monson, Massachusetts
Wilbraham, Massachusetts borders Monson, Massachusetts
Palmer, Massachusetts hasAdjacentMunicipality Monson, Massachusetts
Brimfield, Massachusetts borders Monson, Massachusetts
Hampden, Massachusetts borders Monson, Massachusetts
WRTA serviceAreaIncludes Monson, Massachusetts
Stafford, Connecticut borderedBy Monson, Massachusetts
Scantic River flowsThrough Monson, Massachusetts