Feeding Hills, Agawam, Massachusetts
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Feeding Hills is a subsection of the town of Agawam, Massachusetts
with its own zip code (01030) and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents as being the pseudo-border. In the early- to mid-19th century, a ditch was dug here to separate the two sections. Feeding Hills contains one quarter of the total population, as well as Provin Mountain
, the highest point in the town, and many moderate-sized farms.
Today, Feeding Hills is under extensive land development in and around the Provin Mountain communities. Several farms have been split up and sold to developers, resulting in an increased real estate market. Older sections of Feeding Hills, such as those closer to Line Street and Agawam High School, have remained much the same, although in recent years have experienced an exodus of businesses to other parts of town.
Feeding Hills contains several churches, shopping centers, and a variety of eateries. It is also home to WWLP-TV
's transmitting site atop Provin Mountain (their studio has since moved to Chicopee
). Agawam's police station can be found on Springfield St., one of the subsection's most populous roads.
Though the Agawam High School is just over Line St. (therefore considered to be in Agawam), the Junior High School and two of the four elementary schools are located in Feeding Hills.
Agawam, Massachusetts
The Town of Agawam is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 28,438 at the 2010 census. Agawam sits on the western side of the Connecticut River, directly across from the City of Springfield, Massachusetts...
with its own zip code (01030) and post office. Line Street in Agawam is generally accepted by residents as being the pseudo-border. In the early- to mid-19th century, a ditch was dug here to separate the two sections. Feeding Hills contains one quarter of the total population, as well as Provin Mountain
Provin Mountain
Provin Mountain is a very narrow traprock mountain ridge located in the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts. It is part of the Metacomet Ridge which extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border...
, the highest point in the town, and many moderate-sized farms.
Today, Feeding Hills is under extensive land development in and around the Provin Mountain communities. Several farms have been split up and sold to developers, resulting in an increased real estate market. Older sections of Feeding Hills, such as those closer to Line Street and Agawam High School, have remained much the same, although in recent years have experienced an exodus of businesses to other parts of town.
Feeding Hills contains several churches, shopping centers, and a variety of eateries. It is also home to WWLP-TV
WWLP
WWLP is the NBC-affiliated television station for the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts that is licensed to Springfield. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter on Provin Mountain in the Feeding Hills section of Agawam. The station can also be seen...
's transmitting site atop Provin Mountain (their studio has since moved to Chicopee
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Chicopee is a city located on the Connecticut River in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 55,298, making it the second largest city in...
). Agawam's police station can be found on Springfield St., one of the subsection's most populous roads.
Though the Agawam High School is just over Line St. (therefore considered to be in Agawam), the Junior High School and two of the four elementary schools are located in Feeding Hills.