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threenamer t1_j0s8gx9 wrote

Wherever Route 2 turns into a two-lane road. That’s western Mass.

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eightfingeredtypist t1_j0sftkm wrote

Otherwise known as Philppston. Culturally, Phillipston is central mass, because the people that live there say "Westministah" an "Wistah".

Going westward on Rt 2, one encounters Orange, and Daniel Shays Highway, honoring Shays Rebellion. This rebellion, our lost cause we still mourn, defines us as Western Massachusetts.

Fortunately there don't seem to be any Shays Rebellion flags to put on our pick up trucks.

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