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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LRN_elkanah-watson_Pittsfield-MA.html
Erected To the Memory Of Elkanah Watson Nationally known as the father of the agricultural fair he was founder and first president of the Berkshire Agricultural Society. Near the old elm in this park 1807 its original exhibition was conducted u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LRJ_berkshire-county-vietnam-war-memorial_Pittsfield-MA.html
1961 - 1975 Dedicated to the men and women from Berkshire County who served their country during the Vietnam war and in memory of those who gave their lives. "To those who died honor and eternal rest, to those still in bondage remembran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LRI_first-agricultural-fair_Pittsfield-MA.html
Site of The First Agricultural Fair In America 1810 and The Pittsfield Elm 1524 - 1864
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LP2_francis-joseph-quirico-court-complex_Pittsfield-MA.html
The Honorable Francis Joseph Quirico Court Complex Francis Joseph Quirico Feb. 18, 1911 Captain, United States Army Appointed To The Massachusetts Superior Court, July 11, 1956 The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, Oct. 29, 1969 Retire…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LOR_peace-party-house_Pittsfield-MA.html
Peace Party House Built by Col. James Easton in 1776 on the site in front of the court house Home of John Chandler Williams in 1782 and moved to its present location in 1869 Here in November, 1783 a brilliant party and a notable feast were give…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LOQ_henry-shaw-briggs_Pittsfield-MA.html
Henry Shaw Briggs A Leader of Brave Men Born in Lanesboro August 1, 1824 Son of Governor George Nixon Briggs Graduated Williams College 1844 Harvard Law School 1848 Captain of Pittsfield Guards 1855 Captain of Allen Guards 1861 Responded A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LNR_on-this-spot_Pittsfield-MA.html
On This Spot There Was 1814 - 1826 A United States Cantonment Later There Stood Here The Berkshire Gymnasium In 1841 The Young Ladies Institute Was Established By The Rev. W. H. Tyler In 1851 The Second Meeting House In Bulfinch D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LNP_pittsfield-elm-tree_Pittsfield-MA.html
Site of Historic Elm Tree of Pittsfield Sundial First Given by D.A.R. Peace Party Chapter 1903 Restored by P.H.S. Student Historians 1992
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LNO_splitter_Pittsfield-MA.html
Splitter James D'Aniello, Steel Baseball, America's National Pastime, was played near this site in 1791. Documented on September 5, 1791, in a Pittsfield town bylaw banning baseball within 80 yards of the Meetinghouse windows. Acknowledged in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LMX_the-first-inter-collegiate-baseball-game_Pittsfield-MA.html
The First Inter-Collegiate Baseball Game In America Was Played On This Site Between Williams and Amherst Colleges Under the Sponsorship of the Pittsfield Baseball Club The Three and One Half Hour Contest Was Won By Amherst, 73 to 32 Game Re…
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