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Who really owns the most land in Massachusetts?

Turns out, the biggest private landowner in Massachusetts isn’t a celebrity or billionaire—it’s a family-run company called W.D. Cowls, Inc. Based in North Amherst, they’ve been around for over 300 years and own land in about 30 towns across the state. They even supplied lumber for some of the first homes in the Pioneer Valley! It’s wild to think how much local history is tied to one company most of us have never heard of. What do you think about so much land being in the hands of one family business? #Business #Massachusetts #LocalHistory