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The town of Lanesborough
Mass is in northwestern Massachusetts. Potter Mountain, of the Taconic
Range, divides the town from Hancock on the west, and a spur of the Hoosac
Mountains separates it from Cheshire on the east.
These two ranges, in a series of
smaller hills, unite at the northern boundary at the foot of Mount Greylock,
the highest mountain in the state; and the south opens out to an extended
and beautiful view down the valley of Pittsfield and the mountains beyond.
Pontoosuc Lake, one of the most popular recreation areas in Berkshire County
bisects Lanesborough and Pittsfield. Lanesborough is situated in Berkshire
County, a region of hills and low mountains that widen to create the Berkshire
Valley in the south. It is 140 miles west of Boston; 37 miles from Albany,
New York; and 152 miles from New York City.
Lanesborough, which was originally
New Framingham, was incorporated in 1765 and presently has a population
of 3,032. It is a quiet suburban area, where people come to live and educate
their children, but the majority of them earn their living in the neighboring
towns and cities.
Lanesborough Mass is located in Northwestern
Massachusetts, bordered by New Ashford on the north, Cheshire and Dalton
on the east, Pittsfield on the south, and Hancock on the west. Lanesborough
is 140 miles west of Boston. |