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Title: Over Mohawk Trail
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Caldwell, F. B., Mrs
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Publisher: East Northfield, Mass. : Mrs. F. B. Caldwell
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
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Brooks was the first settler here in 1686,when it was a part of Deerfield, and was called theGreen River Settlement. It was incorporated asGreenfield in 1753. From its earliest days the townwas in a territory that was harassed by the Indians.As it was near the junction of the Green, Deerfieldand Connecticut Rivers, which abounded in shad andsalmon, and as the meadows and hills abounded ingame, this was the Happy Hunting Ground forthe red man before his death came. In 1675 CaptainWilliam Turner, with 141 men, attacked and de-stroyed a settlement of several hundred Indians nearthe northeast corner of this town. A monument marksthe spot. This has been the home of several men of influencein state and national affairs: John A. Aiken, ChiefJustice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, has afine residence on Gun House Hill; General Devensof Civil War fame, after whom Camp Devens wasnamed, spent his early manhood here; Admiral Clarkof the battleship Oregon is a member of the Green- i >*mm-7
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field Club and spends much time here. Dana Maloneserved the state as attorney-general several years.The early settlers were Smeads, Grinnells, Hinsdales,Nashes, Aikens, and numerous descendants of themstill live here. Leaving the busy shaded street of Greenfield, wecross Green River and soon begin the ascent of Shel-burne Mountain. Two highways open near the footof the mountain, the road to the left following abrook, winding in and out up heavily wooded stretches,and then into the open^ giving glimpses of the distanthills and valleys. The road to the right, which is to be completed inSeptember of 1921, is to be one of the best ever con-structed in Massachusetts. It is of cement concreteand no grade is greater than six per cent, or one percent less than the steepest grade on the MohawkTrail. The road is five and one-eighth miles long andthree miles of this is of new construction. It beginson Shelburne Street and swings to the north, follow-ing an easy grade around Shelburne Mountain. T

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