Egremont in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
General Henry Knox Trail
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
1. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
The Henry Knox Cannon Trail follows the route that Gen. Henry Knox used to transport 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point, New York to Cambridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1775-1776.
General Henry Knox
in the winter of
1775 – 1776
to deliver to
General George Washington
at Cambridge
the train of artillery
from Fort Ticonderoga used
to force the British Army
to evacuate Boston.
Erected by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts 1927
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This monument is dedicated to the
thousands of innocent and brave
men, women and children
killed by terrorist attacks
in New York City, Washington D.C.
and Pennsylvania
on September 11, 2001.
They died for our country
and our freedom.
We shall not forget.
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Dedicated on September 11, 2002
North Egremont, Massachusetts
Erected 1927 by Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Marker Number MA-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the General Henry Knox Trail series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1775.
Location. 42° 11.89′ N, 73° 26.295′ W. Marker is in Egremont, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Marker is at the intersection of Egremont
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Grass Roots Democracy (approx. 2.6 miles away); Boulder Dedicated to the Legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois (approx. 2.6 miles away); A Contribution that No Other Race Can Make (approx. 2.6 miles away); I Have A Sentimental Desire to Keep this Place (approx. 2.7 miles away); A Tireless Explorer of Social Truths (approx. 2.7 miles away); Democracy and Human Rights (approx. 2.7 miles away); The House of the Black Burghardts (approx. 2.7 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 2.7 miles away in New York).
More about this marker. The top of the marker contains a bas relief bronze plaque depicting Gen. Knox overseeing a train of ox-drawn sleds.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. These markers follow the route used by Knox to transfer cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Mass.
Also see . . . Major General Henry Knox. Knox biography from the American Revolution website. (Submitted on November 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
2. Lower Marker
Like many 9/11 monuments, this one misidentifies the location of the Pentagon as being in Washington, DC rather than in Arlington, VA.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
3. Knox Trail Marker MA-2
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
4. Marker in Egremont, Mass
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, November 2, 2009
5. Detail of Plaque
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 11, 2008
6. The Noble Train of Artillery
This painting of Knox transporting the cannons is on display at Fort Ticonderoga. It was painted by Tom Lovell.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, August 9, 2015
7. Henry Knox
Portrait by Charles Peale Polk after 1783 original by Charles Willson Peale in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,880 times since then and 69 times this year. It was the Marker of the Week February 7, 2010. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 7. submitted on December 24, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
