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North Adams Monument Square–Eagle Street Historic District, North Adams, Massachusetts.

North Adams

Massachusetts, United States
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North Adams, city, Berkshire county, northwestern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Hoosic River at the western end of the Hoosac Tunnel (extending 5 miles [8 km] under the Hoosac Range) and the Mohawk Trail scenic highway, 22 miles (35 km) north of Pittsfield. North Adams was the site of Fort Massachusetts, which was built by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1745 and burned the following year in the French and Indian War. The site’s...

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