DATELINE STOCKBRIDGE: Eighteenth-century Stockbridge was something of a destination
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.
Source: theberkshireedge.com