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The lower Pioneer Valley corresponds to the Springfield, 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.
Bluegrass Region. Located in the north-central area of the state is the Bluegrass Region. It extends into Ohio but is bordered in Kentucky on the north and west by the Ohio River. The land is rolling meadows in the central part and by sandstone (knobs) on the eastern, southern and western edges. This area is referred to as the Knobs Region.
- Black Mountain4,139 ft.
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- Mississippi River257 ft.
The Ohio River in southwest Louisville looking towards West Point, KY. The Ohio Valley is a sub region in Kentucky running 658 miles (1,059 km) long including parts of 25 counties and across five regions of the state.
An explorer. A hero of early-American pioneer history. An enduring legend for our nation’s westward march across its first frontier. And last but not least, a founding father of Kentucky. The legendary frontiersman first marked an early trail for others to follow west into America’s heartland during the spring of 1775, through a vast ...
The Knobs Region or The Knobs is located in the US state of Kentucky. It is a narrow, arc-shaped region consisting of hundreds of isolated hills. The region wraps around the southern and eastern parts of the Bluegrass region in the north central to northeastern part of the state.
the Bluegrass Region, can be attributed to the presence ... —Samuel Matthews, early Kentucky pioneer (Draper 11CC157) ... In the Ohio Valley, ge-ographer John A. Jakle observed (1968, 302), the ...
Cumberland Gap offers great outdoor experiences, hiking, cave exploring, breathtaking views, historic landmarks, wildlife viewing, a pioneer settlement village.
