Stockbridge Plain Street was a North-South connector road, there were stagecoaches as well as Revolutionary War troops moving through the village. Ethan Allen stopped and bought a knife at Bingham’s store perhaps on his way to Ticonderoga. Indeed, in the 18th century, Stockbridge was considered you guessed it a destination.
CONNECTIONS: Widow Bingham Tavern
In 1781, Anna Bingham became the first female “victualler, inn-holder, taverner, and seller of wine” in Berkshire County.
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Connections: Love it or hate it, history is a map. Those who hate history think it irrelevant; many who love history think it escapism. In truth, history is the clearest road map to how we got here: America in the 21st century.
Every historian owes a debt to those who came before. We rest upon and build upon their work. This column owes a debt to an exceptional researcher, now deceased, Lion Miles. (See New England Quarterly, June 1996)