| Ashby, Massachusetts is a small rural community with | | | | Schools and colleges that serve the town of Ashby |
| a friendly atmosphere. It is located in the north central | | | | include:o Oakmont Regional High School in |
| section of Massachusetts, and consists mostly of | | | | Ashburnhamo Fitchburg High School in Fitchburgo |
| residential communities. There are farms and orchards | | | | Fitchburg State College in Fitchburgo Montachusett |
| that enhance the beauty of this small rural area. Ashby | | | | Vocational Tech High School in Fitchburgo Lunenburg |
| is also home to the Willard Brook State Park that | | | | High School in Lunenburg |
| provides recreational activities for town residents as | | | | The Willard Brook State Forest is located on Rte. 119, |
| well as those from throughout the state of | | | | Ashby and Townsend and contains 2,597 acres. The |
| Massachusetts who come to enjoy its beauty and | | | | forest is 50 miles from Boston. Here you will find a |
| recreational benefits. | | | | tumbling brook and quick water amid groves of classic |
| Ashby, Massachusetts is a town very proud of its rich | | | | New England woods. A wide variety of activities are |
| and varied history. It has played an instrumental role in | | | | offered including 21 campsites spread beneath a pine |
| the formation of the Colony and Independence from | | | | canopy, swimming, walking, hiking, birding, fishing, |
| pre-colonial times to the Revolutionary War. As a | | | | horseback riding and winter trail sports. There is also |
| testimony to this is the town's historic burial ground. | | | | cross country skiing. Regular camping season is from |
| During the pre-Civil War era, Ashby, Massachusetts | | | | late May to early September. |
| was a station on the Underground Railway for slaves | | | | Transportation |
| going to Canada. | | | | The principal highway is State Route 2, the Old |
| Ashby is in north central Massachusetts and is | | | | Mohawk Trail that runs across northern |
| bordered by new Ipswich and Mason, New Hampshire | | | | Massachusetts. Commuter rail service to North Station, |
| on the north; Townsend on the east; Lunenburg and | | | | Boston is available in neighboring Fitchburg. |
| Fitchburg is 32 miles north of Worcester, and 49 miles | | | | Bus: |
| northwest of Boston. Population is approximately 3,500. | | | | Ashby, Massachusetts is a member of the |
| The racial makeup of Ashby is about 98% white with | | | | Montachusett Regional Transit Authority, but does not |
| a few African Americans, Native Americans, Asians | | | | receive services. |
| and other races. The median income for a household | | | | There are no libraries or museums in Ashby, |
| in Ashby, Massachusetts is approximately $65,000. | | | | Massachusetts. |
| The town of Ashby, Massachusetts was first settled | | | | Health Facilities |
| in 1676 and was officially incorporated in 1767. Notable | | | | There is a Department of Public Health, but no |
| residents include Asa Green, noted physician and | | | | hospitals, no hospices services and no rest homes in |
| author born in Ashby in 1789. | | | | Ashby, Massachuetts. |
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