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Place Name
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Great Barrington
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Pronunciation
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BAR-reeng-tuhn
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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7,725 (1990)
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Location
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Berkshire County, Massachusetts (MA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°13'N
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Longitude
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73°20'W
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Great Barrington
(BAR-reeng-tuhn), town (1990 pop. 7,725),
including Great Barrington village, Berkshire co., SW Mass., on
Housatonic R., and 18 mi/29 km SSW of
Pittsfield, in the Berkshires; 42°13'N 73°20'W. Summer resort; ski
center. Mfg.; dairying; poultry; timber. Has fine old houses. Settled
1726, set off from Sheffield 1761. Includes state
forest, villages of Housatonic (1990 pop. 1,184) and Van
Deusenville.
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