Otis, Massachusetts 01253 in the Berkshires of New England.

Berkshires schedules and hotels

Local Berkshire businesses:
Small New England family motel in Williamstown - Willows Motel
SpiceRoot - Modern Indian cuisine - Williamstown
Lodging in the Berkshires - Berkshire Inns

Otis, MA history, information, demographics

The rural community of Otis is made up of a mix of young families, retirees, and a large number of second home owners and vacationers.

Large tracts of public forest lands are open for campers, hikers and passive recreation as well as for snowmobiling, cross country skiing and hunting in season and the Farmington River offers exceptional trout fishing.

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Otis, MA facts:

Town Hall: PO Box 237
Phone: (413) 269-0104
Population: 1,365
Settled/Inc'd: 1735
Named for: see note below
Elevation: 1,240'
Demographic data: state.ma.us/cc/otis.html

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Otis is a composite of two older settlements

"Otis is a composite of two older settlements, Loudon, which at its incorporation in 1773 took the name of Lord Loudon, Commander-in-Chief of the American forces in the French and Indian War of 1756, and Bethlehem, incorporated in 1789. On June 13, 1810, by consent of the General Court, the inhabitants changed the name to Otis in honor of Harrison G. Otis, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Perpesentatives." (The Berkshire Hills, by Federal Writers' Project, © 1939, Berkshire Hills Conference, Inc.)