A town in central Massachusetts, USA. It is located about 120 km west of Boston, in the middle of the Connecticut River Valley. The town was founded around 1730. Originally an agricultural region, industry arose in the 18th century, with brick, textile, hat, and paper manufacturing. In the 19th century, agriculture became the main industry again, and dairy farms, orchards, chicken farms, and tobacco fields increased. It is known as a university town, with the University of Massachusetts founded in 1863 and Amherst College founded in 1821. Amherst College is a prestigious liberal arts school with seven departments, and one of its founders was the dictionary compiler N. Webster. It also has strong ties with Japan, with Niijima Jo (1870) and Uchimura Kanzo (1887) among its graduates. Population 35,228 (1990). Amherst |
アメリカ合衆国,マサチューセッツ州中央部の町。ボストンの西方約 120kmにあり,コネティカット河谷の中流に位置する。町の起源は 1730年頃。もとは農業地域であったが,18世紀に入って工業が起り,煉瓦,繊維,帽子,紙などの製造が行われた。 19世紀に入ると農業が再び主産業になり,酪農場,果樹園,養鶏場,タバコ畑が増加した。学園都市として知られ,1863年創立のマサチューセッツ大学のほか,21年創立のアマースト大学がある。アマースト大学は自由七科の名門校で,創立者の一人に辞典編纂者の N.ウェブスターがいる。日本との結びつきも深く,新島襄 (1870) ,内村鑑三 (87) らが卒業している。人口3万 5228 (1990) 。
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