New England Peace Pagoda

The New England Peace Pagoda is a peace pagoda located in Leverett, Massachusetts. It was the first Nipponzan-Myōhōji peace pagoda to be built in the United States.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Stupa in Leverett, Massachusetts, US
Also known as: “Leverett Peace Pagoda”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mount Toby and North Cemetery.

Mount Toby

Peak

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Mount Toby, 1,269 feet, is the highest summit of a sprawling collection of mostly wooded hills and knolls that rise from a distinct plateau-like upland in the towns of Sunderland and Leverett, Massachusetts, just east of the Connecticut River. Mount Toby is situated 2½ miles west of New England Peace Pagoda.

North Cemetery

Cemetery

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North Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 114 Montague Street in Leverett, Massachusetts, United States. The 1-acre municipal cemetery is located on the west side of the street about 1 mile north of Leverett center. North Cemetery is situated 2 miles south of New England Peace Pagoda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Leverett Historic District and Leverett.

North Leverett Historic District

Hamlet

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North Leverett is a historic mill village of Leverett, Massachusetts. Centered on the intersection of North Leverett Road with Chestnut Hill Road and Cave Hill Road it includes predominantly residential buildings that were built during the height of the area's industrial activity between the 1770s and mid-19th century.

Leverett

Village

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Leverett is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,865 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Leverett is situated 3½ miles south of New England Peace Pagoda.