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56-545: Turners Falls is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Montague in Franklin County , Massachusetts , United States. The population was 4,512 at the 2020 census . It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area . Its name is sometimes used as a metonym for the entire town of Montague, for which it is the business district and comprises more than half

112-421: A CDP have no legal status and may not always correspond with the local understanding of the area or community with the same name. However, criteria established for the 2010 census require that a CDP name "be one that is recognized and used in daily communication by the residents of the community" (not "a name developed solely for planning or other purposes") and recommend that a CDP's boundaries be mapped based on

168-701: A Reconciliation Day ceremony. The central portion of the village is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places . Known as the Turners Falls Historic District , it is roughly bounded by the Connecticut River , Power Canal, 9th Street and L Street. The Renaissance Community owned several properties and businesses in downtown Turners Falls from 1972 to 1980. Census-designated place CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as

224-629: A dozen who were separated from the main body during the chaotic retreat. This event would be marked in history as the Battle of Turner's Falls ; however it is also referred to as the Peskeompscut massacre. Atherton eventually found his own way back to Hadley. However many of the settlers were highly skeptical of the exceptional experiences he recalled, especially in regard to the Native Americans fleeing upon his attempted surrender and

280-480: A fourth without ordinary food. I thought upon those words 'Man liveth not by bread alone but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord.' I think not too much to say that should you & I be silent & not set forth the praises of God through Jesus Christ that the stones and beams of our houses would sing hallelujah. I am not conscious to myself that I have exceeded in speech. If I have spoken beyond what

336-517: A group of Native Americans who then encamped to celebrate and feast at Peskeompskut, later called Turners Falls, Massachusetts . On May 18, 1676, a force of 141 men, gathered at Hatfield for a march northward under Capt. William Turner to attack the Native American encampment north of Deerfield, Massachusetts . Alternative sources say they left the previous day. Atherton accompanied the expedition as its chaplain. After an all-night march,

392-461: A population of at least 10,000. For the 1970 Census , the population threshold for "unincorporated places" in urbanized areas was reduced to 5,000. For the 1980 Census , the designation was changed to "census designated places" and the designation was made available for places inside urbanized areas in New England. For the 1990 Census , the population threshold for CDPs in urbanized areas

448-457: Is convenient I know it not. I leave these lines as an orphan, and shall rejoice to hear that it finds foster Fathers & Mothers. However it fare amongst men, yet if it find acceptance with God, thro' Christ Jesus I shall have cause to be abundantly satisfied. God's providence hath been so wonderful toward me, not because I have more wisdom than others (Danl. 2: 30) nor because I am more righteous than others; but because it so pleased God. Atherton

504-542: Is no gravestone or marker. His widow, Sarah, married Lieutenant Timothy Baker of Northampton and with her two children, Joseph and Sarah moved to live with him. Sarah became the mother of 7 more children; Timothy, John, Edward, Grace, Prudence, Deliverance; and of the much celebrated Captain Thomas Baker, who married Christine Otis, who had been captured by Native Americans as a child. Captain Baker's war record mentions

560-654: The 1890 Census , in which the Census mixed unincorporated places with incorporated places in its products with "town" or "village" as its label. This made it confusing to determine which of the "towns" were or were not incorporated. The 1900 through 1930 Censuses did not report data for unincorporated places. For the 1940 Census , the Census Bureau compiled a separate report of unofficial, unincorporated communities of 500 or more people. The Census Bureau officially defined this category as "unincorporated places" in

616-461: The 1950 Census and used that term through the 1970 Census. For the 1950 Census, these types of places were identified only outside " urbanized areas ". In 1960 , the Census Bureau also identified unincorporated places inside urbanized areas (except in New England , whose political geography is based on the New England town , and is distinctly different from other areas of the U.S.), but with

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672-526: The Mexico–United States border , and unincorporated resort and retirement communities and their environs. The boundaries of any CDP may change from decade to decade, and the Census Bureau may de-establish a CDP after a period of study, then re-establish it some decades later. Most unincorporated areas within the United States are not and have not been included in any CDP. The boundaries of

728-546: The census of 2020, there were 4,512 people, 2,015 households, and 1,153 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 866.0/km (2,243/sq mi). There were 2,145 housing units at an average density of 418.3/km (1,083/sq mi). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.93% White , 0.74% African American , 0.34% Native American , 0.97% Asian , 0.11% Pacific Islander , 0.79% from other races , and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49% of

784-425: The Census Bureau considers some towns in New England states, New Jersey and New York as well as townships in some other states as MCDs, even though they are incorporated municipalities in those states. In such states, CDPs may be defined within such towns or spanning the boundaries of multiple towns. There are a number of reasons for the CDP designation: Hope Atherton Rev. Hope Atherton (1646–1677)

840-454: The English militia and volunteer settlers achieved their goal of surprise and at daybreak of the 19th attacked and massacred scores of Native Americans; some warriors but mostly women and children. However the sound of the falls masked the arrival of a much larger group of warriors and a counter attack commenced, with the militia losing 42 men, including Capt. Turner. Atherton was among a half

896-563: The Hatfield church on May 28, 1676: Hope Atherton desires this Congregation and all people that shall hear of the Lord's dealings with him, to praise and give thanks to God for a series of remarkable deliverances wrought for him. The passages of divine providence (being considered together) make up a complete temporal salvation. I have passed through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and both

952-674: The Native American leader Metacom, and sending his head to the English as a prelude to peace negotiations”. Within one month of the massacre, the English offensive in the Connecticut Valley ended suddenly. The end of King Philip's War came not long afterward. In recognition of the tragic nature of the Turners Falls massacre, the Board of Selectmen and Town of Montague, as part of its 250th anniversary, joined with representatives of various Native American tribes on May 19, 2004, in

1008-595: The Otis Family cited above, and that of the Hollister Family of America, may have confused this battle with Turner Falls, since no other source has yet to tie Atherton to being a survivor of Bloody Brook. It is unclear whether he accompanied Lathrop’s militia on that fateful day. The spring of 1676 saw several skirmishes between garrisoned troops in the Connecticut valley and Native American tribes of

1064-401: The average family size was 2.87. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP

1120-484: The boundaries for CDPs. The PSAP was to be offered to county and municipal planning agencies during 2008. The boundaries of such places may be defined in cooperation with local or tribal officials, but are not fixed, and do not affect the status of local government or incorporation; the territories thus defined are strictly statistical entities. CDP boundaries may change from one census to the next to reflect changes in settlement patterns. Further, as statistical entities,

1176-419: The boundaries of the CDP may not correspond with local understanding of the area with the same name. Recognized communities may be divided into two or more CDPs while on the other hand, two or more communities may be combined into one CDP. A CDP may also cover the unincorporated part of a named community, where the rest lies within an incorporated place. By defining an area as a CDP, that locality then appears in

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1232-526: The call of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey was accepted in 1683. The poverty brought by the King Philips War meant that a settlement of £40 for his widow Sarah was not released until 1679; three years after his death. Atherton married Sarah Hollister (1646–1691), the daughter of John Hollister and Joanna Treat from Wethersfield, Connecticut , in 1674. They had three children: He was buried at Hill Cemetery, Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. There

1288-533: The condition that "if our crops fall so short that we cannot pay in kind, then we are to pay in the next best we have." The formation of the church and Atherton's ordination took place during March 1671. He was made a freeman of the town in May 1672. The Pocomtuc tribe, allied with the Nipmuc , were aggrieved by the English colonists encroaching on their settlements. Hostilities flared in 1675 across Massachusetts. This

1344-441: The construction of a dam and canal. His development concept was to sell mill sites along the power canal to those companies and to sell individual building lots to mill workers who would come to work in the mills. The rest of the village was laid out in a horizontal grid pattern with cross streets numerically. Avenue A, the main commercial district, was designed as a grand tree lined avenue. The largest of five villages, Turners Falls

1400-518: The counterparts of incorporated places , such as self-governing cities , towns , and villages , for the purposes of gathering and correlating statistical data. CDPs are populated areas that generally include one officially designated but currently unincorporated community, for which the CDP is named, plus surrounding inhabited countryside of varying dimensions and, occasionally, other, smaller unincorporated communities as well. CDPs include small rural communities, edge cities , colonias located along

1456-647: The dwelling places of our enemies; but none of them espied me. Sleep fell upon their eyes and slumbering upon their eyelids. Their dogs moved not their tongues. The next day I was encompassed with enemies, unto whom I tendered myself a captive. The Providence of God seemed to require me so to do. No way appeared to escape, and I had been a long time without food. They accepted not the tender which I made; when I spake they answered not. When I moved toward them, they moved away from me. I expected they would have laid hands upon me, but they did not. Understanding that this seems strange and incredible to some, I have considered whether I

1512-714: The falls was traditionally shared by the Pocumtuk Confederacy, the Nipmucs, and the Wabanaki tribes because of the abundance of salmon and shad available there. Of the 160 participants, at least 40 were killed on the retreat. Some, including the Chaplain, Reverend Hope Atherton got separated from the main body and had to find their way alone; a few were successful while others never returned. Captain Turner's body

1568-788: The geographic extent associated with inhabitants' regular use of the named place. There is no provision, however, that this name recognition be unanimous for all residents, or that all residents use the community for which the CDP is named for services provided therein. There is no mandatory correlation between CDP names or boundaries and those established for other human purposes, such as post office names or zones, political precincts, or school districts. The Census Bureau states that census-designated places are not considered incorporated places and that it includes only census-designated places in its city population list for Hawaii because that state has no incorporated cities. In addition, census city lists from 2007 included Arlington County, Virginia 's CDP in

1624-458: The great river, which was a good guide unto me. The most observable passage of providence was on the Sabbath day morning. Having entered upon a plain, I saw two or three spies, who I (at first) thought had a glance upon me. Wherefore I turned aside and lay down. They climbed up into a tree to spy. Then my soul begged of God that he would put it into their hearts to go away. I waited patiently and it

1680-571: The harvest from Deerfield to Hadley . A large contingent of reportedly 700 Native Americans ambushed the group, resulting in the death of 40 militia men and 17 teamsters, out of a company that included 79 militia. Only 10 colonists survived the attack, solely due to the quick intervention of another militia group in Deerfield who heard the gunshots, led by Major Treat of Hadley and Captain Mosely of Deerfield. The Genealogical and Historical Memoir of

1736-556: The list with the incorporated places, but since 2010, only the Urban Honolulu CDP, Hawaii, representing the historic core of Honolulu, Hawaii , is shown in the city and town estimates. The Census Bureau reported data for some unincorporated places as early as the first census in 1790 (for example, Louisville, Kentucky , which was not legally incorporated in Kentucky until 1828), though usage continued to develop through

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1792-611: The minestry with them their, it is therefore put to a vote, whether the Towne will be willing to dismiss Mr. Atherton, from his Engagement, by the 29 Septem next, or sooner, if the towne by their Committee can provide a supply for there schole. Voted in the Affermative. The Town of Hatfield, originally an outlying section of Hadley on the western bank of the Connecticut River, was incorporated on May 31, 1670. On August 8, at

1848-546: The mystery of how he crossed the Connecticut River to eventually stumble into Hadley. Contemporary historians refer to this event as the Battle of Great Falls, instead of attributing the event solely to Captain William Turner. Compelled to respond to those who doubted his story of wandering in the wilderness, near starvation and trying to evade capture, Atherton shared his experiences in a sermon, which he delivered in

1904-435: The night in which I went out against the enemy with others, I was in eminent danger through an instrument of death; a gun was discharged against me at a small distance; the Lord diverted the bullet so that no harm was done me. When I was separated from the army, none pursued after me, as if God had given the heathen a charge, saying, let him alone, he shall have his life for a prey. The night following I wandered up and down among

1960-518: The people of Hatfield, formally invited him to settle there as their minister. Dorchester records, from a few weeks later, read: At a meeting of the Towne of Dorchester orderly called together on the 8 June 1669. A motion being made by our Breatheren and freinds at or neer hadly, unto this Towne, for to dismiss Mr. Atherton from his engagement to the Schole in Dorchester, unto the publique worke of

2016-452: The plan of Alvah Crocker, a prominent man from Fitchburg who envisioned in the immense power of the waterfalls the means of establishing a great city. Crocker was influenced by other, earlier and successful experiments in Lowell and elsewhere. Crocker's vision was to attract industry to the town by offering cheap hydropower that was made by the harnessing of the Connecticut River , through

2072-409: The population. There were 1,995 households, out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and

2128-489: The population. Turners Falls is located at 42°35′56″N 72°33′25″W  /  42.59889°N 72.55694°W  / 42.59889; -72.55694 (42.598943, -72.556809). According to the United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km), of which 1.9 square miles (4.9 km) is land and 0.39 square miles (1.0 km) (17.02%) is water. As of

2184-531: The region. Towns were attacked as far south as Windsor, CT and as far north as Deerfield, Massachusetts , where his cousin Rev. Samuel Mather (Independent minister) had been a minister. During the month of March the Northampton stockade was breached and Atherton's town of Hatfield was now threatened. By early May, between seventy and eighty cattle were stolen from the new settlers, from fields north of Hatfield by

2240-579: The release of English civilians including the Otis family. Sarah Baker, Atherton's wife, died December 8, 1691, in Northfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. His son Joseph Atherton was involved in the historical recording of his father's involvement in 1717. Some sixty years after the Battle of Turner’s Falls, a grant was made by the General Court of a township of land, in e vicinity of where

2296-427: The rod and staff of God delivered me. A particular relation of extreme sufferings that I have undergone, & signal escapes that the Lord hath made way for, I make openly, that glory may be given to him, for his works that have been wonderful in themselves, and marvellous in mine eyes; and will be so in the hearts of all whose hearts are prepared to believe what I shall relate. On the morning (May 19, 1676) that followed

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2352-457: The same category of census data as incorporated places. This distinguishes CDPs from other census classifications, such as minor civil divisions (MCDs), which are in a separate category. The population and demographics of the CDP are included in the data of county subdivisions containing the CDP. Generally, a CDP shall not be defined within the boundaries of what the Census Bureau regards to be an incorporated city, village or borough. However,

2408-455: The same day, which was the last day of the week, not long before the sun did set, I declared with submission that I would go to the Indian habitations. I spake such language as I thought they understood. Accordingly I endeavored; but God whose thoughts were higher than my thoughts, prevented me by his good providence. I was carried beside the path I intended to walk in & brought to the sides of

2464-470: The very first town meeting, it was recorded: "The town of Hatfield hath granted to allow Mr. Hope Atherton £60 per year, during his work in the ministry among us, provided they are free from providing him wood for his firing." Three months later, on November 25, the people of Hatfield voted to build a suitable house for their new minister and to maintain his salary at £60 per year, "two thirds to be paid in good merchantable wheat, and one third in pork," with

2520-427: Was $ 24,243, and the median income for a family was $ 38,041. Males had a median income of $ 30,997 versus $ 25,444 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 16,446. About 13.4% of families and 18.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over. The village of Turners Falls was founded in 1868 as a planned industrial community according to

2576-555: Was a colonial clergyman . He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts . Harvard Class of 1665. He was the minister of Hadley, Massachusetts . He served as a chaplain in the King Philips War and became separated from troops during the Battle of Great Falls in 1676. He died months after the battle, aged 30. Atherton was the tenth child of twelve and fourth son of Major General Humphrey Atherton and Mary Kennion. He

2632-580: Was baptized on August 30, 1646, in First Church of Dorchester. He was one of the youngest of the large family whose patriarch, Humphrey Atherton, held prominent public, judicial, and military positions. His father and members of the congregation had established first elementary school supported by public money in the New World in 1639. A school that both he and his siblings would have attended. His father suddenly died in an accident in 1661, when he

2688-457: Was encompassed with cruel and unmerciful enemies, and they were restrained by the hand of God from doing the least injury to me. This evidenceth that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, & doeth whatsoever pleaseth him among them. Enemies cannot do what they will, but are subservient to overruling providence of God. God always can and sometimes doth set bounds unto the wrath of man. On

2744-536: Was found about a month later and was buried on a bluff west of where he fell. A tablet marks the spot today. The Turners Falls massacre was called the Battle of Turner's Falls at the time and is often viewed as a turning point in the King Philip's War. As the historian Russell Bourne points out, “After the Peskeompskut massacre, allied sachems openly discussed the strategy of King Phillip, the name given to

2800-549: Was just 15 years of age. Some records in Harvard record his name as Sperantious; Hope in Latin. At the age of 22 he was recorded as the only teacher in his native town of Dorchester, at The Mather School , until he was replaced by John Foster . Atherton departed the environs of Boston and ventured westward into the Connecticut Valley, and began serving as a minister in Hatfield during the fall of 1668. However, on May 17, 1669,

2856-580: Was named after Captain William Turner, who played a key role in the region's Indian Wars. In 1676, during King Philip's War , Captain Turner led a group of about 160 mounted soldiers from Hadley and made a surprise attack on an Indian encampment located near the falls. The attack on a sleeping village of Native Americans on the Gill side of the Great Falls lasted several hours and resulted in the death of many people including many women and children. The area by

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2912-431: Was not alone; Jonathan Wells, a 16-year-old boy, also part of the expedition, was left bed-ridden for a full year and by his own account it took him up to four years to fully recover from the battle and its aftermath. Atherton's health never fully recovered from the exposure he suffered while lost in the woods. and he died June 8, 1677, at age 30. Hatfield was without minister from the death of Atherton in 1677, until

2968-505: Was not deceived; and after consideration of all things, I cannot find sufficient grounds to alter my thoughts. If any have reason to judge otherwise than myself, who am less than the least in the Kingdom of God. I desire them to intimate what their reason is. When I have mused, that which hath cast my thoughts according to the report I first made is, that it tends to the glory of God in no small measure; if it were so as I believe it was, that I

3024-426: Was not long ere they went away. Then I took that course which I thought best according to the wisdom that God had given me. Two things I must not pass over that are matters of thanksgiving unto God; the first is that when my strength was far spent, I passed through deep waters and they overflowed me not according to those gracious words of Isa. 43:2; the second is, that I subsisted the space of three days & part of

3080-481: Was reduced to 2,500. From 1950 through 1990, the Census Bureau specified other population requirements for unincorporated places or CDPs in Alaska , Puerto Rico , island areas, and Native American reservations . Minimum population criteria for CDPs were dropped with the 2000 Census . The Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program (PSAP) allows designated participants to review and suggest modifications to

3136-617: Was the era of King Philip's War and Mohawk incursions eastwards. The Battle of Bloody Brook was fought on September 18, 1675, between colonial militia from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Native Americans led by the Nipmuc sachem Muttawmp , during King Philip's War . Atherton, was allegedly the chosen chaplain of Captain Lathrop's company, a militia who escorted colonists traveling in loaded wagons, transporting

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