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The Town of Cummington
Massachusetts is a small rural community located at the western end of
Hampshire County in the heart of the Berkshire Mountains. It is a residential
and farming community which takes pride in maintaining its "old time" country
New England flavor.
The town boasts many historical properties
of significance including the William Cullen Bryant Homestead, and Kingman
Tavern, the town's Historical Museum, felt by residents to be one of the
finest examples of a rural town historical museum in the state. Cummington
is rich in cultural diversity. It is the home of the Cummington Community
of Arts and is the location of a variety of craft and art shows throughout
the year.
The Hillside Agricultural Society
holds its highly respected fair at the fairgrounds at the end of August
each year. And, while their opinion is admittedly biased, the residents
of Cummington make the claim of having the most spectacular fall foliage
anywhere.
Cummington Massachusetts is located
in Western Massachusetts, bordered by Plainfield on the north, Windsor
on the west, Peru and Worthington on the southwest and south, Chesterfield
on the southeast, Goshen on the east, and Ashfield on the northeast. Cummington
is 24 miles east of Pittsfield, 32 miles southwest of Greenfield, and 114
miles west of Boston. |