{"id":1124,"date":"2020-11-06T00:17:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T00:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/?page_id=1124"},"modified":"2022-07-24T19:14:57","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T00:14:57","slug":"village-of-montague-city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/index.php\/village-of-montague-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Village of Montague City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mcnorthend-e1605060174415-1024x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1244\" width=\"791\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mcnorthend-e1605060174415-1024x276.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mcnorthend-e1605060174415-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mcnorthend-e1605060174415-768x207.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/mcnorthend-e1605060174415.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><figcaption><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-2-color\">Approaching the center from the north<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_b3966e-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_b3966e-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_b3966e-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_b3966e-53 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_b3966e-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_b3966e-53 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_b3966e-53\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_b3966e-53\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_d1544e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_d1544e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_d1544e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_d1544e-a6 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_d1544e-a6{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_d1544e-a6\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Montague \u201cCity\u201d, located in the south-western portion of the Town of Montague, was settled by industrious German immigrants in 1792. In 1795, the Proprietors of the Upper Locks and Canals laid plans for a commercial waterway\u2014canal\u2014 whose source was to be constructed at Montague City and run 3-miles where its mouth would be located just above the falls in Connecticut River where today the headgates of the Turners Falls Power Canal reside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">The purpose of the canal with its nine locks was to enable regularly commercial barge traffic to bypass the falls. Due to the anticipated importance of the canal it was initially believed that Montague City would become an important river port. The canal opened for business in 1798 and by 1800 there was regular freight traffic by boat from Long Island Sound to Brattleboro, Vermont. For 30 years, the \u201cproprietors\u201d did a profitable business, collecting enough to pay their stockholders an average of 4%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Declining profits due to competition from burgeoning railroad traffic in the 1850s led to a decision by the \u201cproprietors\u201d to sell their holdings. The final barge passed through the locks in 1856. The South Hadley, MA canal (1795) was the first commercial waterway in the United States. Second was the Pawtucket Canal in East Chelmsford, MA (1796). The Montague Canal was the third commercial shipping canal in the country (1798).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_13385d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_13385d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_13385d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_13385d-4f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_13385d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_13385d-4f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_13385d-4f\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_13385d-4f\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_2250c2-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_2250c2-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2250c2-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_2250c2-1c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_2250c2-1c{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_2250c2-1c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mont.-canal-detail-1826-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mont.-canal-detail-1826-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mont.-canal-detail-1826-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mont.-canal-detail-1826-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mont.-canal-detail-1826-90x64.jpg 90w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/mont.-canal-detail-1826.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-2-color\">This 1826 map shows the &#8220;Barge Canal&#8221; (yellow). The Montague City area was then known as &#8220;Montague Canal.&#8221;<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_837d31-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_837d31-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_837d31-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1000px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_837d31-79 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_837d31-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_837d31-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_837d31-79\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_837d31-79\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_fdf46b-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_fdf46b-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_fdf46b-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_fdf46b-2a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_fdf46b-2a{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_fdf46b-2a\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Change is in the wind. Enter Alvah Crocker and his newly incorporated Turners Falls Company (1866). Under his leadership, the company plan is hatched to develop an industrial community at the soon-to-be village of Turners Falls, which derives its name from the significant natural water fall that bisects the Connecticut River and the towns of Gill and Montague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">The demise of the locks and canal system concluded that Montague City would never achieve the greatness that many anticipated. However, in 1885, the village becomes generally known as the home for the Montague Rod and Reel Company, producers of world-famous split bamboo fishing rods. Montague City is also reputed to be the location of the famous Maple tree that once stood on the grounds of the Farren Memorial Hospital that supposedly inspired Joyce Kilmer to pen his renowned poem, \u201cTrees.\u201d Kilmer visited the Farren Hospital on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity-1536x952.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity-290x180.jpg 290w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/farren-hospital-c1920-mcity.jpg 1742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-2-color\">Farren Memorial Hospital ca. 1920<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_255d71-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_255d71-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_255d71-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:977px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_255d71-74 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_255d71-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_255d71-74 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_255d71-74\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_255d71-74\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_8fd6ba-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_8fd6ba-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_8fd6ba-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_8fd6ba-4c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_8fd6ba-4c{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_8fd6ba-4c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc-1536x954.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc-290x180.jpg 290w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rod-shop-pc.jpg 1738w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-2-color\">Montague City Rod Shop west facade ca. 1920<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_ff1c54-59\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_4a31b3-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_4a31b3-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_4a31b3-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_4a31b3-2b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_4a31b3-2b{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_4a31b3-2b\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6855ce-29, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6855ce-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_6855ce-29\"]{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6855ce-29 mark, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_6855ce-29[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_6855ce-29\"] mark{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading_6855ce-29 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_6855ce-29\"><strong>Montague City Today<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:20px\">Today, Montague City is an attractive residential neighborhood which is also the location for one of the largest hydroelectric generating facilities in Western Massachusetts; Cabot Station. The Silvio O. Conte* Northeast Anadromous Fish Research Center, which is operated by the U.S. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is located in Montague City. The laboratory is located near the south end of Migratory Way (truncated bikeway) which runs for a mile adjacent the power canal\u2019s west bank. The mission of this laboratory is primarily research oriented; it does provide selected educational programming for the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MC-2020-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MC-2020-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MC-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MC-2020-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MC-2020-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/montaguearchive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MC-2020.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-kb-palette-2-color\">Montague City &#8211; 2020. View to the north. Cabot Station&#8217;s forebay in the Turners Falls power canal is shown.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4{margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:2px;}#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:915px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){#kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-rowlayout alignnone\"><div id=\"kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4\" class=\"kt-row-layout-inner kt-layout-id_7d9e40-f4\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-gutter-default kt-v-gutter-default kt-row-valign-top kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-m-colapse-left-to-right kt-mobile-layout-row\"><style>.kadence-column_2a2257-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_2a2257-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_2a2257-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_2a2257-6c > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_2a2257-6c{position:relative;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_2a2257-6c\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p style=\"font-size:19px\">*Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) was an American lawyer and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for 16 terms, representing the 1st Congressional District of Massachusetts from January 3, 1959, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland in 1991. He strongly supported legislation to protect the environment, as well as federal funding of medical and scientific research.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montague \u201cCity\u201d, located in the south-western portion of the Town of Montague, was settled by industrious German immigrants in 1792. 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