Mount Washington, Massachusetts

Mount Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 167 at the 2010 census, making it the smallest town in Berkshire County and, after Gosnold and Monroe, the third smallest in Massachusetts. The name "Washington" is a tribute to George Washington, who at the time of incorporation was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.HistoryMount Washington was first settled in 1692 and was officially incorporated in 1779.In 1857, a portion of the town that was much less accessible from the rest of Mount Washington than from the adjacent town of Ancram, New York, was ceded to New York state, and added to Ancram's territory; it is now the hamlet of Boston Corner within Ancram.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 57.9sqkm, of which 57.5sqkm is land and 0.4sqkm, or 0.67%, is water. Mount Washington is the westernmost and southwesternmost town in Massachusetts.