Berkshire County’s Industrial Heritage (Images of America)

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Evidence of bygone industrial prowess is scattered across Berkshire County within the far west of Massachusetts. Better known now for its four-season tourist attractions like beautiful scenery, cultural venues, and outside sports, the region was once once home to an industrial base that helped a growing nation meet its needs in textiles, paper, glass, iron, and numerous other products. The relics–imposing brick buildings just off the primary roads–tell a story of enterprising young women and men harnessing the facility of the area’s rushing streams to make products and profits. They were inventors and adopters of technology, they usually gave back to their communities. Recurring waves of immigrants flowed into the county to take their places on the machinery and check out to make a living for their families.

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