Tuesday, May 01
Settled: 1762.
Incorporated: 1781 (as a district); 1836 (as a town).
Named for: An ash fort at the foot of Mount Greylock.
Population: 247 (U.S. Census, 2000); 210 (latest town census).
Area: 13.5 square miles.
Elevation: 1,256 feet (average).
Average annual snowfall: 96 inches (estimated).
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