The Town of Ashland’s ideal location midway between Boston and Worcester
provides easy access to the interstate highway system and the Massachusetts
Turnpike. Ashland was, in earlier times, a stopping point on a major
Indian trail which later became known as the Bay Path, connecting Cambridge
and Connecticut. It was here that a community of Natick Indians was
established as the Village of Magunkaquog in about 1659. Once the original
starting point of the world famous Boston Marathon, which still runs
through Ashland, the town is also known as the site of Henry Warren’s
invention of the electric clock, later manufactured here under the
Telechron name.
Ashland, although predominantly residential, is committed to a close
working relationship with its business community. Businesses, residents
and visitors look forward to “Ashland Day”, a not-to-be-missed annual
celebration of traditional New England spirit.
provides easy access to the interstate highway system and the Massachusetts
Turnpike. Ashland was, in earlier times, a stopping point on a major
Indian trail which later became known as the Bay Path, connecting Cambridge
and Connecticut. It was here that a community of Natick Indians was
established as the Village of Magunkaquog in about 1659. Once the original
starting point of the world famous Boston Marathon, which still runs
through Ashland, the town is also known as the site of Henry Warren’s
invention of the electric clock, later manufactured here under the
Telechron name.
Ashland, although predominantly residential, is committed to a close
working relationship with its business community. Businesses, residents
and visitors look forward to “Ashland Day”, a not-to-be-missed annual
celebration of traditional New England spirit.
