Bernardston in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Connable Fort
1630 - 1930
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, March 26, 2012
1. Connable Fort
Site of the second fort and building in Fall Town, erected in 1739 by Samuel Connable. Its original timbers are still in the house on a knoll to the northwest.
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.
Location. 42° 42.52′ N, 72° 34.013′ W. Marker is in Bernardston, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. Marker is on Brattleboro Road (U.S. 5), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bernardston MA 01337, 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. Burke Fort (approx. 1.4 miles away); Deacon Ebenezer Sheldon's Fort (approx. 2.2 miles away); Bernardston Veterans Monument (approx. 2.7 miles away); Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon's Fort (approx. 3.8 miles away); Pond Road Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away in Vermont); a different marker also named Pond Road Chapel (approx. 3.9 miles away in Vermont); The Dam at Franklin Pond
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Regarding Connable Fort.
This marker was placed at the site of one the forts established by Governor William Shirley, along the northern border of Massachusetts, as a defense against the French and their Indian allies. Construction of these forts or fortified houses immediately preceded the French & Indian War (1754-1763).
These frontier fortifications of the Massachusetts Bay Colony were the subject of a 2006 publication titled The Line of Forts (Historical Archaeology on the Colonial Frontier of Massachusetts) by Michael D. Coe.
(Submitted on July 6, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Also see . . . Tercentenary Commission Markers. Internet Archive website entry:
Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 21, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed By Tony Farrick, December 27, 2011
2. Connable Fort Marker after restoration
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, March 26, 2012
3. Connable Fort , Route 5, Brattleboro Road (North)
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, May 20, 2011
4. Connable Fort Marker
Marker prior to restoration.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,417 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on July 27, 2012, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on January 1, 2012, by Tony Farrick of Shelburne Falls, Ma.. 3. submitted on July 27, 2012, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. 4. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
