Leverett, Massachusetts not only has the distinction of being the only U.S. town named “Leverett”, but also the distinction of being home to the first peace pagoda built in North America.  The town of just under 1,900 people has a total area of 23 square miles and is a mix of residential, farm, and commercial land.

Located along the southern border of Franklin County, Leverett is bordered by Montague, Wendell, Shutesbury, Amherst and Sunderland, and is broken into four small villages — Leverett Center, East Leverett, North Leverett and Moores Corner.

Students in Leverett attend Leverett Elementary School, Erving School Union #28, and Amherst-Pelham Regional School.  Leverett also borders Amherst, Massachusetts, which is the home base for Five Colleges, Incorporated, a non-profit that promotes education at five local colleges — Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

For being a small town, Leverett is also home to a wide variety of places of worship.  In addition to the Peace Pagoda, Leverett also has various Christian churches, a Quaker Friends Meetinghouse, Buddhist temples, and the Guru and Ashram Community.

Leverett is a unique town full of history, beauty, and interesting places to visit.