History of Savoy, Massachusetts, USA

Savoy, Massachusetts
Berkshire county. Savoy is an elevated township, and gives rise to branches of Deerfield and Hoosack rivers. The land is generally good, and pastures a considerable number of sheep. It lies 125 miles W.N.W. from Boston and 20 N.N.E. from Lenox. Incorporated, 1797. Population, 1837, 917.

This township was originally granted to the heirs of soldiers who were in the Canada expedition of 1690, and it was probably named Savoy, because, like Savoy in Sardinia, it is a mountainous region.

Branches of Deerfield and Westfield Rivers rise in this town.

The inhabitants are mostly farmers, who raise cattle and keep large dairies.

Distance from Lenox, 25 miles; from Boston, 125.

Savoy, a post-township in Berkshire co., Massachusetts, 125 miles W. N. W. from Boston. Population, 955.

Savoy is situated on the southern slope and valley of Hoosac Mountain, in the northeastern part of Berkshire County, 133 miles from Boston. Florida, from which it is in part separated by Cold River, bounds it on the north; Hawley with corners of Charlemont and Plainfield on the east; Windsor on the south; and Cheshire and Adams on the west. The territory is about six miles square. The assessed area is 21,311 acres. There are some 12,000 acres of forest. Its highlands constitute the watershed between the Deerfield, Westfield and Hoosac rivers; and the streams, though of small volume, afford in their rapid descent numerous small powers. The land is, for the most part, too rocky, rough and mountainous for tillage, but suitable for grazing. The soil is a heavy loam.

The aggregate product of the 159 farms in 1885 was valued at $88, 941. The neat cattle numbered 968; the sheep 384; and the horses 182. The manufactures are lumber, boxes, carriages and food preparations; the total value of ...

Savoy, a post-village and township of Berkshire co, Mass., about 16 miles N.E. of Pittsfield. It contains 2 churches. The surface is hilly. Pop. 730.

Savoy, a post-village and township (town) of Berkshire co., Mass., about 16 miles NE. of Pittsfield. The surface is hilly. Pop. of the town in 1900, 506.