Otis in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Gen. Henry Knox Trail
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 31, 2016
1. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
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
Erected 1927.
Topics and series. This memorial 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.
Location. 42° 10.698′ N, 73° 2.662′ W. Memorial is in Otis, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. It is at the intersection of E. Otis Road (Massachusetts Route 23) and West Shore Road, on the left when traveling south on E. Otis Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Otis MA 01253, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Massachusetts’ Berkshires. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Congregational Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Otis Veterans Monument (approx. 2.7 miles away); a different marker also named Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 5.9 miles away); A Monument to the Automotive Age (approx. 6 miles away); The New Boston Inn (approx. 6.1 miles away); New Boston (approx. 6.1 miles away); Tolland Honor Roll (approx. 6.9 miles away); In Memory of Gordon Hall (approx. 6.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Otis.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 31, 2016
2. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 31, 2016
3. Gen. Henry Knox Trail Marker
Internet Archive
4. Henry Knox
From The American Historical Magazine Vol XVI No 2 August 1886.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,072 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2016, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 4. submitted on December 24, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
