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 HUNTINGTON - Huntington MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 14.055 W 072° 52.782
18T E 674956 N 4677961
Huntington is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,094 at the 2020 census.
Waymark Code: WM161AE
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/12/2022
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HUNTINGTON, 22 m. (town, alt. 381, pop. 1345, sett. 1769, incorp. 1775), at first called Norwich, was later named for Charles F. Huntington. The town was barely a year old when it organized a military company and began to store ammunition. The townsfolk displayed little sympathy with Shays's Rebellion, and a group of rebels stormed the town, seizing John Kirkland, captain of the local militia.
In the early days the townspeople raised corn, rye, oats, and potatoes, and in their homes carried on the manufacture of cotton and woolen cloth for the market. Potatoes, ensilage, and dairy and poultry products are now the chief sources of income.
American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.479 480
Sleepy kind of town with no evidence of any industries. Population now stands at about 2100 folks. Riding along US 20 (Russell Road) all of the buildings and houses are in fairly good condition. Often wondered where people work in rural towns like this
Book: Massachusetts
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 479 480
Year Originally Published: 1937
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