Peru, Massachusetts
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Peru, Massachusetts is a little town in the Berkshires that has the distinction of having one of the highest average elevations of any town.
Waymark Code: WMT5TB
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2016
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In Peru, along Mass. State Route 143, is the Peru Town Hall.
Peru is a tiny town in the state of Massachusetts. Wikipedia has several facts about Peru.
- It has a population of 847 (2010 U.S. Census)
- [It] ranks 331st out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts by population.
- It has an area of 26.0 square miles.
- "Peru has the highest mean altitude in Massachusetts and, along with neighboring Windsor, is one of only two municipalities with a mean elevation above 2,000 feet.[2] It lies on high ground in the Berkshire Hills, with three main peaks in the town. Much of Peru is forested, with a large portion of the northern third of town covered by a wildlife management area, and much of the southern third covered by the Peru and Middlefield State Forests."
From an article on the Berkshire Eagle:
"In 1806, the community was renamed Peru because townsfolk thought Partridgefield was too long. The new name was suggested by the Rev. John Leland, pastor of the First Congregational Church, who said: "It is like the Peru of South America, a mountain town, and though there is no gold and silver under the rocks, our town favors hard money and begins with a P.'"
Peru has an open town meeting form of government, which means all residents can attend the town meeting, have themselves heard, and vote directly on the articles.
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