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Cheshire in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese

 
 
Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, November 8, 2021
1. Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese Marker
Inscription.
Cheshire’s
Mammoth Cheese
1235 lbs
Presented to
President Thomas Jefferson
January 1, 1802.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureIndustry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is January 1, 1802.
 
Location. 42° 33.728′ N, 73° 9.416′ W. Marker is in Cheshire, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Located next to the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cheshire MA 01225, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Berkshire County Patriots (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ashuwillticook Rail Trail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Daniel H. Petithory (approx. 2.6 miles away); Welcome to Mount Greylock State Reservation (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Rockwell Road To Greylock (approx. 3.3 miles away); a different marker also named Daniel H. Petithory (approx. 3.6 miles away); Susan Brownell Anthony (approx. 4½ miles away); Prosperity! (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheshire.
 
Also see . . .
1. Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese. (Submitted on November 9, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. Cheshire Mammoth Cheese at Wikipedia
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. (Submitted on November 9, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
 
Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Steve Stoessel, November 8, 2021
2. Cheshire’s Mammoth Cheese Marker
The Ashuwillticook Bike Path can be seen to the right of the marker.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 315 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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