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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).
CGNDB Feature ID
618195, 582323
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