The Town of Ashland's  ideal location midway between Boston and Worcester provides easy access to the interstate highway system and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Ashland was, in earlier times, a stopping point on a major Indian trail which later became known as the Bay Path, connecting Cambridge and Connecticut.It was here that a community of Natick Indians was  established as the Village of Magunkaquog in about 1659. Once the  original starting point of the world famous Boston Marathon,which  still runs through Ashland, the town is also known as the site of Henry  Warren's invention of the electric clock, later manufactured here under  the Telechron name. Ashland, although predominantly residential, is  committed to a close working relationship with its business community.  Businesses, residents and visitors look forward to "Ashland Day", a not-to-be-missed annual celebration of traditional New England spirit!