Amherst (Town of), Hampshire County, MA

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Amherst (Town of), Hampshire County, MA

From collection Place

Town of Amherst, MA

Historical Context

Settled 1703, incorporated as a town in 1775. Named for Lord Jeffery Amherst (1717-1797), under whom many of the townspeople served during the French and Indian Wars (MA-T1/p6).

Place Class

Civil

Elevation

236 feet

Latitude (decimal)

42.3644722

Longitude (decimal)

-72.5068646

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View Near Amherst, Fall 1905

Charles Eliot: Landscape Architect

Reprint of first edition (1902); intro. by Keith N. Morgan