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African-American Heritage Trail

Aug 06 2015

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Housatonic Heritage

The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Exists To Illuminate The Diverse, Rich Identity Of The Upper Housatonic River Valley Region & To Preserve & Promote Its Historical, Cultural & Natural Resources.

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24 Main Street, PO Box 493, Salisbury, CT 06068
860-435-9505
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Norfolk Historical Society & Museum – Norfolk, Conn

The Museum is housed in the old Norfolk Academy, built in 1840, later used as the Town Hall and Jail, and located on the Norfolk Village Green. Since 1960, the Norfolk Historical Society has been preserving our town’s unique history and caring for our rich collection of artifacts and documents. Come see a wonderful display […]
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Mount Greylock State Reservation & Scenic Byway to Summit – Lanesborough,MA

At 3,491 feet in elevation, Mount Greylock is the highest point in Massachusetts and southern New England. Mount Greylock State Reservation became Massachusetts’ first wilderness state park in 1898, to preserve its natural environment for public enjoyment. It is wild and rugged, yet accessible to visitors for hiking, camping, and overnight meals & lodging at […]
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Stockbridge Land Trust – Stockbridge, Mass

Our purpose is to assist landowners in preserving the scenic countryside of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. We are also involved in facilitating the acquisition of land for affordable housing.
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Sheffield Historical Society & Dan Raymond House Museum – Sheffield, Mass

The Sheffield Historical Society maintains seven historic structures. The 1774 Dan Raymond House is both a period museum and houses the Society’s main office. Other buildings on the campus include: – the 1820 Parker Hall Law Office -a 19th century Carriage Barn that contains an exhibit of agricultural and related tools -an 1876 brick Education […]
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Naumkeag Museum and Gardens – Stockbridge, Mass

One of the Berkshires’ original gilded-age “cottages”, Naumkeag is famous for its eight acres of terraced gardens and landscaped grounds surrounded by forty acres of woodland, meadow, and pasture that stretch to the Housatonic River Valley. The gardens and landscaped grounds, first designed in the late 1880s by Nathan Barrett, were transformed and expanded between […]
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Pittsfield State Forest – Pittsfield, Mass

Streams, waterfalls and flowering shrubs abound in Pittsfield State Forest. 65 acres of wild azalea fields are a profusion of pink blossoms in June. The forest has two camping areas, and two picnic areas. Fishermen frequent scenic Berry Pond, one of the highest natural water bodies in the state at 2,150 feet in elevation. The […]
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East Mountain State Forest

A challenging trip along the Appalachian Trail that climbs the steep slopes of East Mountain, visiting four beautiful overlooks with views of three states. East Mountain and its associated spurs and ridges rise conspicuously above the Housatonic Valley in the southern portion of Great Barrington. Unlike many mountains with defined summits or summit ridges, East […]
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Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument – East Canaan, Conn

The Beckley Blast Furnace was one of three blast furnaces in operation along Lower Road and the Blackberry River in East Canaan during the period 1832-1923. Knowledgeable guides — members of the Friends of Beckley Furnace — are onsite at the Furnace from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each Saturday in the summer.
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Campbell Falls State Park – Norfolk, Conn

Campbell Falls State Park Reserve was a gift to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the White Memorial Foundation of Litchfield Connecticut. The Whiting River, rising in Massachusetts, falls nearly 100 feet before entering Connecticut. The park was placed under protection of the two states in 1923 and special laws were […]

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