Lenox, Massachusetts is a fantastic option for your next vacation or getaway. It is full of history and sites while offering many great lodging options such as bed and breakfasts to add to your cultural surroundings.

Located in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts, this is part of the Pittsfield Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 5,077. It is the summer home destination of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tanglewood.

Lenox includes two villages called New

Lenox and Lenoxdale. There are mountains to the east and west of the area which remained a wilderness until the 18th century.

During the French and Indian Wars, settlement was discouraged until 1750 when a small inn and general store were established by Jonathan and Sarah Hinsdale from Hartford, Connecticut. Later, for 2,250 pounds, Josiah Dean purchased a lot of land which includes present-day Lenox and Richmond.

After the land had been passed around a few times due to legalities, it was later founded in the mid 1760s. It was named after Charles Lennox, the third Duke of Richmond, but a clerk at incorporation accidentally misspelled the name.

Early industries of the area include farming, sawmills, textile mills, potash production, glassworks and quarrying. A vein of iron ore led to the digging of mines under the town and iron works became another leading industry.

Later, its natural rustic beauty lead to its development as an art colony. Then, in about 1821, many famous visitors began coming through such as author cialis tadalafil 5mg Catharine Sedgwick who even moved in.

Fanny Kemble was next, a famous actress at the time. Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family then came in from Salem in 1850 and remained in the area for about a year and a half.

Other various visitors include Timothy Dwight, Benjamin Silliman and Henry Ward Beecher. More tourists discovered the personable town after the Housatonic Railroad extended to it in 1838.

The geography of the area is also interesting. The town has a total area of 21.5 square miles according to the United States Census Bureau.

It has an irregular shape and is centered 8 miles south of downtown Pittsfield and 125 miles west of Boston. The area of Lenox is separated from Richmond by a branch of the Berkshire Mountains, with the highest peak in the ridge, Yokun Seat at 2, 124 feet.

There are many great attractions around such as the Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary and the Cranwell Resort and Golf Club. The town is located near two airports with national flights, Albany International Airport in New York and Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.

The Pittsfield Municipal Airport is technically the closest but is much smaller. The U.S. Route 7 and U.S. Route 20 also meet in the southern end of town with additional railways that pass by.

The town has certainly come a long way since its early settlement but still offers a peak back in time to what it was like back in the day. That is one thing that is unique about this town; it takes you back while offering a comfortable modern accommodation.

Lenox also ranks eighth out of the 32 cities and towns in Berkshire County by population and 2444th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The town is mostly white with a population of 96.57% Caucasians.

The population is an additional 1.3% African Americans, .08% Native Americans, 1.02% Asian, .04% Pacific Islander, .41% other races and .57% from two or more races. Though not culturally diverse, Lenox is culturally unique.

A relatively wealthy town, the median income per household is $45,581 and the median is $61,413. Males have a median income of $41,226 as opposed to females with $35,063. No prescription cialis

However, 10.3% of the population under 18 and 5.8% of members 65 and over are living below the poverty line. There is a total of 5.6% of families in the total population that sit below the poverty line.

The government employs the open town meeting and is governed by a board of selectmen and a town manager. It has a full service police, fire, ambulance and public works department as well as a library that was founded in 1856.

The library was the former county courthouse and is now a resourceful and historic center for learning. There is an opportunity for dual learning here.

Many noteworthy residents include the Astor family, Andrew Carnegie, Fanny Kemble, Yo-Yo Ma, Nicole Miller and the Vanderbilt family. Come by to discover what these famous people have fallen in love with in the area.

Author Bio: Jack R. Landry has owned several bed and breakfasts since the mid-80s. He has written hundreds of articles about the most comfortable Lenox Kamagra Soft Inns.

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