History of Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

Name: Buckland, Massachusetts, USA
Address: Buckland, MA, USA

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Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Buckland was first settled in 1742 as "No Town", as it was not currently part of either the village of Charlemont or Ashfield, which the land belonged to as one large town. A sawmill was set up that year by Othneil Taylor and Asaph White, and eventually settlement occurred.

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1779 - The town of Buckland is settled and incorporated

Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
Mary Lyon House
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1845 - BUCKLAND. [Pop. 1,084. Inc. 1779.]
A part of Buckland was taken from Charlemont. Clesson's River, a small stream, runs into the Deerfield, which forms the northern boundary of the t...Read MORE...
1848 - Buckland
This town was incorporated in 1779. A part of its territory was within the limits of Charlemont. The first minister of this place was Rev. Josiah Spau...Read MORE...
1854 - Buckland
Buckland, a post-township of Franklin county, Massachusetts, on the S. side of Deerfield river, about 100 miles W. by N. from Boston. Population, 1056...Read MORE...
1859
BUCKLAND, a township of Franklin co. in the state of Massachusetts, U.S., 104 m. NW of Boston, on the S side of Deerfield river. Pop. in 1840, 1,084.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1866 - A FEROCIOUS MANIAC
[Yes, this sad story was actually in the newspaper in 1866 - unbelievable!]

There is a maniac now living in Buckland, Mass, named Josiah Spaulding,...Read MORE...
1889 - Gold!
Farmers in Franklin County, Mass., were greatly excited on the 1st over the discovery of gold among the Buckland hills.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 5, 1889
Buckland Massachusetts, 1890
Buckland is a pleasant farming town in the western part of Franklin County, 125 miles from Boston on the Fitchburg Railroad. This road crosses the nor...Read MORE...
1895 - Buckland
Buckland, a post-township of Franklin co, Mass, 10 miles W. of Greenfield, is on the Troy & Greenfield Railroad, and is bounded on the N. by Deerfield...Read MORE...
Clessons Valley Road, Buckland, Mass.

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Wayside Inn, S. B. Taylor - Buckland, Mass.

Located at 2 Charlemont Rd, this was once an annex site for the school taught by Mary Lyon (Buckland native and founder of Mt. Holyoke College), later was "The Wayside Inn" when horse and buggy... Read MORE...

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Public Library, 1901
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The Three Roads, 1910
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Buckland Grammar School
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1916
Buckland, a post-township (town) of Franklin co., Mass., 10 miles W. of Greenfield, is on the Boston and Maine R., and is bounded on the N. by the Dee...Read MORE...
Gould's Store
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Congregational Church and Grange Hall

First Congregational Church of Buckland, Inc. UCC.

We are known as "The Mary Lyon Church" in honor of Mary Lyon (1797-1849) founder of Mount Holyoke College. Mary Lyon was a native of Buckland. She became... Read MORE...

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