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EspañolCONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY
'The Connecticut River Valley' stretches from the New Hampshire and Quebec border to Long Island Sound on the Connecticut coast. Orographically, the Connecticut River Valley stretches beyond the floodplain to encompass some towns. See Connecticut River for more detail about the entire watershed.
Parts of four New England states comprise the valley.
New Hampshire is on the eastern side of the northern half of the valley, bordering Vermont.
The New Hampshire counties in the valley are: Coos, Grafton, Sullivan and Cheshire.
The largest communities are the towns of Hanover, and Littleton and the small cities of Lebanon, Claremont, and Keene. Except for Hanover, each of these communities' centers is located five miles (8 km) or more away from river.
The Vermont counties in the valley are: Essex, Caledonia, Orange, Windsor and Windham.
Significant towns on the Vermont side of the valley are Saint Johnsbury, White River Junction, Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
The Western Massachusetts part of the Connecticut River Valley is also known as the Pioneer Valley, and consists of three counties: Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden.
Hampden County has the most populous collection of cities along the valley: Springfield, Holyoke, West Springfield, and Chicopee. Other significant locales are the cities of Greenfield in Franklin County and Northampton in Hampshire County as well as the college towns of Amherst and South Hadley
The valley runs through Connecticut's Hartford, Middlesex, and New London counties.
The largest lower-valley city is Hartford, the capitol of Connecticut. Other significant towns include historic Windsor and Weathersfield.
★ Massachusetts geography
★ Upper Valley (Connecticut River)
★ A map of New England counties
Parts of four New England states comprise the valley.
| Contents |
| Political Geography |
| New Hampshire |
| Vermont |
| Massachusetts |
| Connecticut |
| See also |
| External links |
Political Geography
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is on the eastern side of the northern half of the valley, bordering Vermont.
The New Hampshire counties in the valley are: Coos, Grafton, Sullivan and Cheshire.
The largest communities are the towns of Hanover, and Littleton and the small cities of Lebanon, Claremont, and Keene. Except for Hanover, each of these communities' centers is located five miles (8 km) or more away from river.
Vermont
The Vermont counties in the valley are: Essex, Caledonia, Orange, Windsor and Windham.
Significant towns on the Vermont side of the valley are Saint Johnsbury, White River Junction, Bellows Falls and Brattleboro.
Massachusetts
The Western Massachusetts part of the Connecticut River Valley is also known as the Pioneer Valley, and consists of three counties: Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden.
Hampden County has the most populous collection of cities along the valley: Springfield, Holyoke, West Springfield, and Chicopee. Other significant locales are the cities of Greenfield in Franklin County and Northampton in Hampshire County as well as the college towns of Amherst and South Hadley
Connecticut
The valley runs through Connecticut's Hartford, Middlesex, and New London counties.
The largest lower-valley city is Hartford, the capitol of Connecticut. Other significant towns include historic Windsor and Weathersfield.
See also
★ Massachusetts geography
★ Upper Valley (Connecticut River)
External links
★ A map of New England counties
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