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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Pittsfield is the county seat for Berkshire County
Adjacent to Berkshire County, Massachusetts
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In 1931, the state set aside funds for a memorial to honor Massachusetts men and women who had died during the World War. Originally designed as a lighthouse for Boston's Charles River estuary, the tower's beacon was intended "to shine each night, . . . — — Map (db m77983) HM
On Hoosac Street east of Depot Street, on the right when traveling east.
(north face)
Big Business of Cotton Cloth
This engraving appeared at the top of the company's letterhead c.1921.
For 68 years, the Berkshire mills were the largest employer in town and, at one time, the second largest . . . — — Map (db m185552) HM
Erected by
George E. Sayles Post No 126
and
Womans Relief Corps No 160
of Adams Mass,
in loving remembrance of
Our Soldiers
who sleep in
unknown graves
1861 — 1865 — — Map (db m118613) WM
On Columbia Street (Massachusetts Route 8) north of Valley Street, on the right when traveling north.
Originally dedicated
Nov. 27, 1922
Rededicated
Nov. 2, 2002
There are seventeen trees
in this Memorial Park
dedicated in memory of
our WWI Veterans
[who died in service]
and all the Veterans
of the Great War. . . . — — Map (db m118634) HM WM
Near Harbor Road north of North State Road (Massachusetts Route 8), on the left when traveling east.
Green Beret and Recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart Made the ultimate sacrifice for his nation during Operation Enduring Freedom
Killed in Action Kandahar, Afghanistan December 5, 2001 — — Map (db m232652) WM
In Memory
of those members and associates of the East Hoosuck Society of Friends who, laying aside their religious scruples, took up arms, in the War for Independence in defense of their homes and liberties.
In the Friends Burial . . . — — Map (db m118632) WM
Built in 1782 by Quakers who had settled Adams (then East Hoosuc) from Smithfield, R. I. and Dartmouth, Mass. in 1769. Coming together from the farms in this valley, the Friends worshipped here for sixty years before the meeting was laid down upon . . . — — Map (db m118616) HM
On Maple Street west of Forest Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Established c. 1767
Adams' first public burial ground
Begun by the Adams Friends
Designed in 1869 by Charles F. Sayles,
an East Chester native
Resting place of Adams laborers
civic leaders and industrialists
Listed on the National . . . — — Map (db m118615) HM
Take a deep breath, and enjoy the view! You are at the peak of the highest mountain in Massachusetts.
The summit of Mount Greylock features the only subalpine environment in Massachusetts. Because of the high elevation and the westerly winds, . . . — — Map (db m44373) HM
On Park Street (Massachusetts Route 8) 0.1 miles south of School Street, on the right when traveling south.
Side 1
The Plunkett brothers - W.B. (William Brown) and C.T. (Charles Timothy) - lived most of
their lives on Park Street. Their father - W.C. (William Caldwell) - was a successful textile manufacturer who built a large mansion there. . . . — — Map (db m233027) HM
On Columbia Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Upton Street, on the right when traveling south on Columbia Street.
In a righteous cause they have won immortal glory
and have nobly served their nation in serving mankind
[Died in service]
William Douglas Martin Lauer Lambert Lenhardt
[Honor Roll of Veterans]
Joseph Abraham Richard Adam . . . — — Map (db m118640) WM
On Park Street (Massachusetts Route 8) north of the Moosic River, on the left when traveling north.
In recognition of her outstanding leadership as a pioneer crusader for woman's rights and equality. Miss Anthony's life was rooted in the nineteenth century struggle to reform American democracy and society. Her campaign for woman's suffrage . . . — — Map (db m118588) HM
On Hoosac Street east of Columbia Street (Massachusetts Route 8), on the right when traveling west.
The Railroad Solved A Problem
Farming in this valley was profitable for only a select few. So, the entrepreneurial and mechanically inclined living in the valley built small textile mills powered by waters flowing off the hills. But they . . . — — Map (db m232704) HM
On Park Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at East Maple Street, on the right when traveling south on Park Street.
(side 1)
Why McKinley
The McKinley Monument was dedicated on October 19, 1903, two years after he was assassinated in Buffalo, N.Y. He visited Adams on three occasions: once as Governor of Ohio and twice as President of the United . . . — — Map (db m234458) HM
On Park Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Maple Street, in the median on Park Street.
[West Face]
"Let us remember that
our interest is in concord
not conflict - and that our
real eminence rests in
the victories of peace
not those of war"
From President McKinley's Address at Buffalo
September VI MDCCCCI
[Bas-relief . . . — — Map (db m118599) HM WM
On Jacobs Ladder Road (U.S. 20) at Johnson Road, on the right when traveling west on Jacobs Ladder Road.
"A Monument to the Automobile Age
This section of Route 20 was built to bypass “Jacob's Ladder,” the steep and difficult hill for which the Trail was named. On September 10, 1910, hundreds of spectators and auto club members came . . . — — Map (db m155459) HM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Prentice Place, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
Korean Conflict
1953 – 1950
Bedell, Richard T. · Broadhurst, Francis I. · Broadhurst, John O. · Chandler, Lester W. · Curtis, Bert L. · Curtis, Victor I. · Davenport, George L · Deming, Grace E. · Engwer, William A. · Gargan, William J. · . . . — — Map (db m158679) WM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Prentice Place, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
★ Honor Roll ★
The Men From Becket
Who Served In The
World War II 1941-1945
Baker, Charles · Balch, Charles · Balch, Donald · Barnes, Edward · Bowen, Robert · Broadhurst, Thomas · Carrington, Frank · Carrington, George · Clark, . . . — — Map (db m158677) WM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Prentice Place, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
★ Honor Roll ★
The Men From Becket
Who Served In The
World War 1917-1918
Ballou, Leon L. · Beck, Edward · Bennett, Howard · Bullard, George M. · Burns, William · Chandler, William F. · Clark, Norman · Crane, George E. · Crochiere, . . . — — Map (db m158676) WM
Near Hoosac Drive, 0.6 miles north of Mallard Drive.
Here at the headwaters of the Hoosic River, you are standing beside one of three basins that make up the 500-acre Cheshire Reservoir (also
named Hoosac Lake). In 1866 the river was dammed by the Adams-Cheshire Reservoir Company for the purpose of . . . — — Map (db m185548) HM
On North Street (Massachusetts Route 8) 0.2 miles north of Mountain Road/Church Street, on the left when traveling north.
This bas-relief, the original of which was erected on Bennington Battlefield on Walloomsac Heights in the State of New York by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was dedicated by
Eugene Bucklin Bowen
to the memory of the six hundred and more . . . — — Map (db m118586) HM WM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Jennings Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
East Main Street Cemetery
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2000
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m224562) HM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 8) east of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Main Street Cemetery
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 2000
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m224563) HM
On Massachusetts Route 41 at Sheffield Road, on the left when traveling south on State Route 41.
Dedicated to the
Citizens of Egremont
Who Served in
World War I
Andrew K. Benjamin · Frederick Brusie · Lorin Brusie · Albert Buckbee · Gerald Donohue · Robert Donohue · Guy Duncan · Clair Foster · Clifford H. Grippen · ★Charles . . . — — Map (db m205922) WM
On Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71) at Prospect Lake Road, on the right when traveling south on Egremont Plain Road.
Through this place passed 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 . . . — — Map (db m24017) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
We believe that the Negro people as a race have a contribution to make to civilization and humanity that no other race can make. W.E.B. Du Bois, The Conservation of Races, 1897 Du Bois travelled widely in Europe, Asia, and . . . — — Map (db m194759) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
History cannot ignore W.E.B. Du Bois because history has to reflect truth and Dr. Du Bois was a tireless explorer of social truths. His singular greatness lay in his quest for truth about his own people. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., . . . — — Map (db m194398) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 7) at Cottage Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
On 20 March 1886 William Stanley provided alternating current electrification to offices and stores on Main Street in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He thus demonstrated the first practical system for providing electrical illumination using . . . — — Map (db m154428) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 32/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
Placed by the W.E.B. Du Bois Memorial Committee in 1969, the boulder commemorates the life and work of W.E.B. DuBois, scholar and activist. W. E. B. Du Bois Memorial Committee, 1969 Shirley Graham Du Bois, Honorary Chairman Edmund . . . — — Map (db m194761) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road, on the right when traveling south.
There can be no perfect democracy curtailed by color, race, or poverty. But with all, we accomplish all, even peace. W.E.B. Du Bois, The World and Africa, 1965 We hope that you have gotten to know W.E.B. Du Bois better . . . — — Map (db m194760) HM
On S Main Street at Silver Street, on the left when traveling north on S Main Street.
A Devastating Tornado
Passed This Way
Memorial Day - May 29, 1995
In Memory of the Three Who Died
In Recognition of All Who Endured
In Gratitude to Fire, Police and Rescue Personnel
Who Risked Their Lives To Save Others.
In . . . — — Map (db m138419) HM
On S Main Street at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on S Main Street.
First Congregational Church
Gathered in 1743 as the Second Parish of Sheffield, the congregation worshipped in The Meeting House which was located one half mile from here in the Water Street Cemetery near the big bridge. It was one of only three . . . — — Map (db m138424) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 7) at Castle Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Near this spot stood the first court house of Berkshire County erected 1764. Here August 16, 1774 occurred the first open resistance to British rule in America — — Map (db m58957) HM
On State Road (Massachusetts Route 23) at East Street, on the right when traveling east on State Road.
Fifty feet to the east stood the
First Meeting House
of the
Town of Great Barrington
then known as
Upper Ousatonuck.
Erected 1742, it was used many years for the
public worship of God, and as the Town House.
"Our Fathers' God. We . . . — — Map (db m196001) HM
On Massachusetts Route 23 at U.S. 7, on the left when traveling east on State Route 23.
Through this place passed 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 . . . — — Map (db m24013) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
Du Bois' campaigns for democracy were not always popular, even with those who shared his goals. In 1951, at the height of the Cold War, the United States government alleged that the 83-year-old scholar was an unregistered foreign agent for his . . . — — Map (db m194399) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 7) at Castle Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
A Tribute
Of honor and Gratitude
To Her Citizens Who Fought
For Liberty and Union
1861. – 1865.
Erected by the Town of
Great Barrington.
1876. — — Map (db m58955) HM
On Castle Street at Main Street (U.S. 7), on the right when traveling east on Castle Street.
Erected November 11th 1936
By the School Children
Of Great Barrington and Housatonic
In Honor of the 359 Men and Women
Who Served Their Country
In the World War.
Abel, Harrison G. Ackerman, Arthur P. Adams, Ernest W. Alcott, Bruce . . . — — Map (db m58960) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
You are entering the House of the Black Burghardts, as Du Bois called his grandparents' home, the place where he had lived as a child. Du Bois maintained a strong attachment to Great Barrington his entire life, and returned frequently to visit. . . . — — Map (db m194402) HM
On S Main Street at Pleasant Street, on the right when traveling north on S Main Street.
Laura Ingersoll Secord
1775 - 1868
Laura Ingersoll was born in a dwelling which stood on this site until 1913, when Mason Library was built. She was the daughter of Elizabeth (Dewey) and Thomas Ingersoll, a hatter and miller with privilege nearby . . . — — Map (db m138423) HM WM
On Main Street (U.S. 7) at Cottage Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
Memorial Street Light
erected by
Massachusetts Electric Company
June 28, 1986
in recognition of
William Stanley
and his contributions to the
Electric Utility Industry — — Map (db m58987) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south.
"It is the first home that I remember. There my mother was born and all her nine brothers and sisters.... [It was the] center of the world... a delectable place simple, square and low, with the great room of the fireplace, the flagged kitchen, . . . — — Map (db m194758) HM
On Castle Street at Main Street (U.S. 7), on the left when traveling east on Castle Street.
The Mahaiwe Theater
has been placed on the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1905 — — Map (db m58958) HM
The Niagara Movement was Du Boiss first attempt to form a civil rights organization. This was the first substantial Black-organized protest movement of the twentieth century. It led to the founding of the NAACP in 1909.
The first meeting . . . — — Map (db m149483) HM
Near S Main Street at Silver Street, on the left when traveling north.
“In 1950 the month of February had for me special meaning. I was a widower. The wife of 53 years lay buried in the New England hills beside her first born boy”
W.Е.В. DuBois (1868-1963)
Premier Architect of the American . . . — — Map (db m149481) HM
On Church Street near near School Street, on the right when traveling west.
I was born by a golden river and in the shadow of two great hills, five years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Birthsite of W.E.B. Dubois (1868-1963)
Premier architect of the American Civil Rights Movement
Erected by The Great . . . — — Map (db m149510) HM
I was born by a golden river and in the shadow of two great hills, five years after the Emancipation Proclamation – W.E.B. Dubois
Golden River
Great Barrington native W.E.B. Du Bois was an early founder of the Civil Rights . . . — — Map (db m149482) HM
Near South Egremont Road (Massachusetts Route 23/41) 0.1 miles south of Egremont Plain Road (Massachusetts Route 71), on the right when traveling south. Reported damaged.
Make way for Democracy! We saved it in France, and by the Great Jehovah, we will save it in the United States of America, or know the reason why. W.E.B. Du Bois, Returning Soldiers, The Crisis, May 1919 William Edward . . . — — Map (db m218706) HM
Kindled by his love for the Housatonic River, W.E.B. Du Bois became a champion of rivers around the world.
Harlem Renaissance writer and poet Langston Hughes composed “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” when he was only eighteen years . . . — — Map (db m149484) HM
On Main Street at Cottage Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
William Stanley
1858 1916
Inventor
His genius made Great Barrington the first community to be lighted by alternating current in March 1886.
Monument erected by the Rotary Club of Great Barrington on its fiftieth anniversary.
May 18th . . . — — Map (db m58972) HM
William Stanley (1858-1916) devised an innovative electric distribution system using an alternating-current transformer. His laboratory was in Horace Days rambling, vacant rubberwear factory, the foundation of which is just visible on the . . . — — Map (db m107662) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 7) at Castle Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
You Stand Free
Because They Served
In everlasting memory and tribute to the men and women of Great Barrington who, in defense of their country and the human rights of mankind, served with honor and distinction in the armed forces of the United . . . — — Map (db m58896) HM
On South Street (Massachusetts Route 8) at Maple Street (Massachusetts Route 8), on the right when traveling south on South Street.
This memorial
was erected by the
Town of Hinsdale
and dedicated May 30, 1923
The Civil War tablet
and the cannon and balls,
used in the Civil War
are the gift of
Francis E. Warren
Soldier and Statesman,
United States Senator . . . — — Map (db m157814) WM
On Rockwell Road, 8 miles north of Quarry Road, on the right when traveling north.
Adams Overlook: A Town Tied to the Mountain
Mount Greylock State Reservation
Adams Overlook faces east, looking over the town of Adams to the Hoosac Range, a branch of the Berkshire Mountains. Named after Revolutionary War hero John . . . — — Map (db m85154) HM
John Bascom
(1827 – 1911)
Rest for the Weary
Bascom Lodge has welcomed hikers, skiers, and sunrise-seekers since its completion in 1938. Designed by Pittsfield architect Joseph McArthur Vance, the lodge was built by Civilian Conservation . . . — — Map (db m85036) HM
Near Nobodys Road west of S State Road (Massachusetts Route 8), on the left when traveling west.
Green Beret and Recipient of
the Silver Star and Purple Heart
Made the ultimate sacrifice for
his nation during
Operation Enduring Freedom
Killed in Action.
Kandahar, Afghanistan
December 5, 2001 — — Map (db m232703) WM
On North Main Street (U.S. 7) at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
A plain farmer of Lanesborough who by a speech full of good sense and good feeling carried the Massachusetts Convention September 1787 – February 1788 by a vote of 187 to 168 in favor of ratifying the Federal Constitution . . . — — Map (db m85175) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 7) at Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north on North Main Street.
Lanesborough Remembers
1917 World War 1918
James R Adams * Clarence G Bailey Redfern Bailey Joseph C Barnes Louis D Barnes Albert Beauvais Albert E Bennett Lochiel S Cameron Robert Carlon Edward Clairmont Grover W Cross . . . — — Map (db m85176) WM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles Quarry Road when traveling north.
Mount Greylock, Elevation 3,491 Feet
Six hundred million years ago, this area was under a warm shallow ocean. As the underlying tectonic plates shifted, their continents collided, pushing the land upward into a great range of mountains. The . . . — — Map (db m85054) HM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles north of Quarry Road.
One Hundred Years
On June 20, 1898, a plot of 400 acres around the summit of Mount Greylock was established as the first State Reservation wilderness park, to be enjoyed and preserved by the people of Massachusetts. Those 400 acres were only the . . . — — Map (db m85118) HM
On North Main Street (U.S. 7) at Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
This Tablet
On the Original Steps of Marble from Lanesborough Quarries
Marks the Site of
The First and Second Meeting Houses
of the
First Church of Christ in Lanesborough
Organized March 28, 1764.
“I have reared me a monument . . . — — Map (db m85177) HM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles north of Quarry Road when traveling north.
The Mount Greylock Summit
Historic District
Has Been Placed on the National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
1998 — — Map (db m85174) HM
On Rockwell Road at Quarry Road, on the right when traveling north on Rockwell Road.
1907
The Rockwell Road
To Greylock
Built in 1906-7 by the county commissioners of Berkshire. Named for Francis W. Rockwell of Pittsfield, one of the original Greylock commissioners appointed in 1898 by Governor Roger Wolcott, and chairman from . . . — — Map (db m85030) HM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles Quarry Road when traveling north.
The Summit: A Peak Experience Mount Greylock State Reservation
In millennia past, native peoples may have used the summit as a place of pilgrimage but left the peak in its wild, natural state. Farmers cleared the top of the mountain in the . . . — — Map (db m85045) HM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles Quarry Road when traveling north.
The Summit: An Island Above the Clouds
Mount Greylock State Reservation
Welcome to the peak of Mount Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts and the focal point of the states first wilderness park.
Greylock summit is an unusual . . . — — Map (db m85120) HM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles north of Quarry Road when traveling north.
Erected By
Massachusetts
In Grateful
Recognition Of
The Loyalty And
Sacrifice Of Her Sons
And Daughters In War
They Were Faithful Even Unto Death — — Map (db m85117) WM
Near Rockwell Road, 8.6 miles Quarry Road when traveling north.
War Memorial Tower
The War Memorial Tower is Massachusetts official commemoration of its war dead. Dedicated in 1933, it is made from slabs of Quincy granite that weigh as much as 8 tons; the evocative epigrams are from First World War-era . . . — — Map (db m85119) HM
Welcome to Mount Greylock State Reservation, a flagship Massachusetts State Park managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). DCR is committed to enhancing the vital connection between people and the environment fot the . . . — — Map (db m86559) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 20) at Academy Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
James Burt
Veterans Memorial Park
In Memory of Those from Lee Who Died During War
For Their Country
World War I
1917 – 1918
James R. Bossidy John T. Carty Thomas M. Crerar Russell R. Griffin Thomas J. Fanning Harry F. . . . — — Map (db m85004) HM
On Housatonic Street (U.S. 20) at Fuller Street, on the right when traveling north on Housatonic Street.
Historically, the economy of Lee has been based on two industries, paper and marble. Paper making began in 1806. By the Civil War, Lee produced more paper than anywhere else in the US. In 1867, the Smith Paper Company manufactured the first wood . . . — — Map (db m184849) HM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 20) at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
On this site, in the log house of Peter Wilcox, was held
the first town meeting – Dec. 26, 1777.
The following men were elected to office.
“Moderator – William Ingersoll
Clerk – Prince West. These two, and Oliver . . . — — Map (db m86710) HM
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 20) at Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
To The Men Of Lee Who Gave All In The War For World Wide Liberty
John R. Carty Harry F. Cross James R. Bossidy Thomas M. Crerar Harold M. Parker Thomas J. Fanning Russell R. Griffin Charles T. Noonan Milton D. Parker Ivan . . . — — Map (db m86707) WM
On Main Street / Old Stockbridge Road (Massachusetts Route 7A) at Walker Sreet / West Street (Massachusetts Route 183), in the median on Main Street / Old Stockbridge Road.
Paterson
In memory of Major General John Paterson, son of Colonel John Paterson, born 1744, died 1808; and Elizabeth Lee his wife, born 1749, died 1841. He was born in New Britain, Conn. Graduated at Yale . . . — — Map (db m180228) HM
On Massachusetts Route 23, on the left when traveling east.
Through this place passed 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 . . . — — Map (db m24007) HM
Near Art School Road, 1 mile west of Tyringham Road.
The Bidwell House,
built c. 1750,
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m240850) HM
On Art School Road, 0.2 miles north of Carrington Battelle Road, on the left when traveling north.
The house you see at the end of the path was built around 1760 by Reverend Adonijah Bidwell (1716-1784), the first Minster of Township #1, today's Monterey and Tyringham.
The house stayed in the Bidwell family for close to 100 years until it . . . — — Map (db m240852) HM
On New Marlborough-Monterey Road north of Hartsville-New Marlborough Road (Massachusetts Route 57), on the left when traveling north.
On July 11, 1774, the people of New Marlborough Township assembled in their first Meeting-House here to record their opposition to certain acts of the British Parliament. On that day – nearly a year before the Battle of Bunker Hill – . . . — — Map (db m136846) HM
On Hartsville-New Marlboro Road (Massachusetts Route 57) east of New Marlborough-Monterey Road, on the left when traveling east.
In the year 1834, a handsome coach of the Red Bird line drew up here and set down its passengers for an overnight stay at the Village Inn. With this event, thereafter a daily occurrence, new Marlboro became the bustling midway station on the . . . — — Map (db m136847) HM
On this site in the plant of the North Adams Iron Company, founded 1846 and from 1858 to 1862 operated by John Adam Beckley, the ore was smelted for the plates used in building the Monitor, the famous antagonist of the Merrimac in the first combat . . . — — Map (db m59537) HM
On E. Otis Road (Massachusetts Route 23) at West Shore Road, on the left when traveling south on E. Otis Road.
Through this place passed
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. . . . — — Map (db m97510) WM
On North Main Road (Massachusetts Route 8) at Monterey Road, on the right when traveling north on North Main Road.
In Honor Of
The Men And Women Of
Otis
Who Served Their Country
In World War II
Silas Budner Howard J. Pollman William S. Crittendon Louis M. Bittman Robert L. Soule, Jr. Maxwell Pyenson Nelson C. Tacy Reginald J. Harrington . . . — — Map (db m84974) WM
On West Main Road (Route 143) at South Road, on the right when traveling east on West Main Road.
World War I
Wisner, Clarence
Messenger, Edwin
Mongue, Lawrence
Corchran, Dave
World War II
Anderson, Albert L.
Anderson, Harold F.
Frusciente, Martin
Morrison, Wallace G.
Torrey, Kenneth F.
Quail, . . . — — Map (db m157811) WM
On Holmes Road, on the right when traveling south.
Arrowhead
For thirteen years (1850-1863)
the home of
Herman Melville
1819 — 1891
Mariner and Mystic
Author of Moby Dick (written in Pittsfield)
and other tales of the sea.
“Moby Dick is among the . . . — — Map (db m32337) HM
On East Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Allen Street, on the left when traveling west on East Street.
1961 - 1975
Dedicated to the men and women from Berkshire County who served their country during the Vietnam war and in memory of those who gave their lives.
“To those who died honor and eternal rest, to those still in bondage . . . — — Map (db m85396) WM
On East Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Allen Street, on the left when traveling west on East Street.
Erected
To the Memory Of
Elkanah Watson
Nationally known as the father of the agricultural fair he was founder and first president of the Berkshire Agricultural Society. Near the old elm in this park 1807 its original exhibition was conducted . . . — — Map (db m85395) HM
