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Local Information for Northampton, MA

Latitude: 42.327389 -- Longitude: -72.657677

Other Area Cities:   Northampton  Amherst Center  Easthampton  North Amherst 

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The area now known as Northampton was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. They called it Norwottuck, or Nonotuck, meaning: "the midst of the river." Colonial Northampton was founded in 1654 by settlers from Springfield, Massachusetts. Initial cooperation between the settlers and the Natives gave way to conflict, evidence of which can today be seen most clearly in nearby Historic Deerfield. Northampton hosted its own witch trials in the 18th century, although no (accused) witches were executed. Members of the community were among the signatories of the Declaration of Independence. (See the external link to Historic Northampton below for more.) A flood on the Mill River on May 16, 1874, killed 51 people in the village of Leeds in the township of Northampton. -- Source: Wikipedia.com