Connections: Violence and Bravery in 18th Century Berkshire County
Now a bucolic rural area filled with picturesque farmlands and quaint Main Streets, 18th Century Berkshire County saw conflict, violence, and bravery.
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Now a bucolic rural area filled with picturesque farmlands and quaint Main Streets, 18th Century Berkshire County saw conflict, violence, and bravery.
In 1933, the North Adams Women's Club opened an exact replica of Fort Massachusetts, which was built on its original site in North Adams with the aid of a WPA grant. Unable to financially sustain the fort as a tourist attraction, the club sold it to private owners in 1945 and it was used in part, as a restaurant. The buildings eventually fell into disrepair and were torn down piece by piece. In 1973, at the request of Central Markets which owned the land at that time, the remaining building was torn down. The site is now marked by a memorial plaque and the remains of the replica fort's chimn...