Incorporated during the Revolutionary War, in 1777, the picturesque little town of Washington made the ultimate gesture of loyalty by naming itself after the Continental Army’s General-in-Chief. (The town was originally called Judea.)
Like the towns around it, Washington has its share of restored colonial houses—however, nature here tends to outshine anything man has done. The town has garnered a reputation for putting on one of the best foliage displays every year, with sugar maple, scarlet oak, beech, and honey locust trees each contributing their unique colors to the pallet.
Washington Village is ranged around an attractive green with its own picturesque clapboard church and country inn; for activity, however, chug on down the hill to Washington Depot, the commercial center of the town, which has developed a strong collection of quaint shops and galleries.