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Go to Orange and you'll encounter a warm, hard-working, populace, committed to honing their skills in the disciplines of high-end tool making, forestry or poetry, all eager for some form of redevelopment in their area.

Craggy state forests dominate the landscape, along with pond and stream-laced properties owned privately or held in Trusteeship. The isolation Orange enjoys is a blessing for the hunter and naturalist, but it has its challenges in terms of local economics and the provision of services.

Though not exactly in Franklin County, the nearby Worcester County "North of Quabbin" towns (Athol, Petersham, Phillipston and Royalston) are linked with the affairs of Orange, as are the somewhat more distant Worcester and Northampton, Greenfield, Fitchburg, Brattleboro, Vermont; and Peterborough, New Hampshire.

It's Surrounds

Orange borders Warwick on the northwest, Royalston on the northeast, Athol on the east, New Salem on the south, and Wendell and Erving on the west. Orange lies 19 miles from Greenfield and 46 miles from Springfield. Made up from a tract of land called Ervinshire (which encompassed parts of Athol, Warwick and Royalston), the town was named after William, Prince of Orange. It is part of Franklin County and Orange is the Gateway from Boston to the historic Mohawk Trail.

Portal to Pioneer Valley

Sitting on the edge of Pioneer Valley, the town of approximately 7,300 is 75 miles northwest of Boston and 180 miles from NYC. The major nearby highways are State Route 2 connecting East and West Points, and Interstate Route 91, which follows the Connecticut River North and South. U.S Route 202 follows South from Orange along the Western edge of the Quabbin reservoir and Route 78 connects North from Orange to Winchester and Keene NH.

Pan Am Railways

The Pan Am Railways formerly known as Guilford Railroad (former Boston and Maine Railroad) major East-West track runs directly behind the property; connecting the hub terminal in Ayer serving Boston and Maine with the hub terminal in Deerfield serving points North and South and West through the famous Hoosac Tunnel to Albany.