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Amherst (Town of), Hampshire County, MA

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Amherst (Town of), Hampshire County, MA
Town of Amherst, MA
Place Class
Civil 
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).
Elevation
236 feet
Latitude (decimal)
42.3644722
Longitude (decimal)
-72.5068646
General Note
ID Key: ACAD - Acadia National Park; GNIS - Geographic Names Information System (USA); GNS - Geographic Names System (Canada); NRHP - National Register of Historic Places.
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