The Pioneer Valley is the colloquial and promotional name for the portion of the Connecticut River Valley that is in Massachusetts in the United States. It is generally taken to comprise the three cou
The Connecticut River, looking southward over Sunderland from Deerfield.
The Pioneer Valley from space, with Springfield toward the bottom of the photo and Northampton-Amherst toward the top.
UMass Amherst campus at night, 18 miles north of Springfield
Amherst College's Main Quad, 17 miles north of Springfield
Northampton is a city in and the county seat of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of Northampton was 29,571.
Pioneer Valley
…Massachusetts metropolitan area, the region's urban center, and the seat of Hampden County. The upper Pioneer Valley region includes the smaller cities of Northampton and Greenfield, the county seats of Hampshire and Franklin counties, respectively. The region is also known by the name Pocumtuck Valley after the…
Northampton, Massachusetts
First Church, Main Street, Northampton, 2011
Forbes Library, November 2014
Northampton (Massachusetts), New York Public Library