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Mount Holyoke CollegeLocal Atmosphere Facts & Statistics

Location
South Hadley, MA
Undergrads
2,224
Tuition
$39,126
Admission Difficulty
Average
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Local Atmosphere

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Facts & Statistics

Fun Local Trivia
  1. The Gaylord Memorial Library, across the street from the College, was constructed on the site of a former graveyard. However, the family of the first settler to be buried there, John Preston, refused to move his gravestone, and it can still be seen under an old tree behind the library.
  2. The Five College area is also known as New England's "Knowledge Corridor" because of the high concentration of prestigious liberal arts colleges.
  3. Hampshire College houses the world's largest museum of Yiddish literature and culture.
  4. The town of Northampton is supposedly home to more artists, writers, and musicians per square foot than any other community between Soho and Montreal.
  5. Both basketball and volleyball were invented here-most people know that basketball was invented in Springfield, but did you know that volleyball was invented in Holyoke?
Notable Natives
  • Susan B. Anthony
  • Dr. Virginia Apgar
  • William Cullen Bryant
  • Elaine Chao
  • Calvin Coolidge
  • Emily Dickinson
  • Daniel Chester French
  • Robert Frost
  • Dr. Gloria Johnson-Powell
  • Herman Melville
  • Suzan-Lori Parks
  • Dr. Seuss
  • Wendy Wasserstein
  • Edith Wharton
Points of Interest
  • Academy of Music
  • Amherst
  • Atkins Farms Country Market
  • Emily Dickinson Homestead
  • Iron Horse Music Hall
  • Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory and Gardens
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Nash Dinosaur Track
  • Northampton
  • Skinner Park
  • Summit House
  • UMass Fine Arts Center
  • Village Commons
  • Yankee Candle Factory and Candlemaking Museum
Shopping Centers
  • Hampshire Mal
  • Holyoke Mall
  • Thorne’s Marketplace
Movie Theaters
Academy of Music Theatre
274 Main St.
Northampton
(413) 584-8435
Movie Theaters
Amherst Cinema
28 Amity St.
Amherst
(413) 253-2547
Movie Theaters
Cinemark (at Hampshire Mall)
367 Russell St.
Hadley
(413) 587-4233
Movie Theaters
Pleasant Street Theatre
27 Pleasant St.
Northampton
(413) 586-0935
Movie Theaters
Tower Theatres
19 College St.
Hadley
(413) 532-3456
Major Sports Teams
  • Boston Bruins: hockey
  • Boston Celtics: basketball
  • Boston Red Sox: baseball
  • New England Patriots: football
Distances to Nearest Major Cities
  • Boston: MA: 1 hour, 30 minutes
  • New York City: NY: 3 hours

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