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History of Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

Journey back in time to Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

(Shelburne Falls)

Visit Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1756 - Shelburne is settled
  
  Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
  
  
• 1768 - The town of Shelburne is incorporated
  
  
  
• 14. SHELBURNE. [Pop. 1,022. Inc. 1768.]
  Shelburne was originally a part of Deerfield, and was named after Lord Shelburne, a British statesman.
  
  This town is pleasantly situated on...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1848 - Shelburne
  This town was originally a part of Deerfield, called Deerfield North West. It received its present name from Lord Shelburne, of England. It was...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Shelburne / Shelburne Falls
  Shelbubne, a post-township in Franklin co., Massachusetts, on Deerfield river, 95 miles W. by N. from Boston. Pop., 1239.
  
  Shelburne Falls, a...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1886 - A Passenger Train in Massachusetts Plunges 200 Feet Down an Embankment.
  The Cars Take Fire and a Passenger is Roasted Alive Without the Chance of Succor.
  
  Probably a Hundred Passengers on Board, and only Three Found...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• Shelburne Massachusetts, 1890
  Shelburne occupies a central position in Franklin County, 113 miles northwest of Boston by the Fitchburg Railroad, which, follows the Deerfield...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Shelburne / Shelburne Falls
  Shel'burne, a post-hamlet in Shelburne township, Franklin co., Mass., about 36 miles N. by W. of Springfield. The township is bounded on the S.W. by...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Grammar School, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Exchange Street, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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• 1906
  Shelburne Falls, a banking post-village of Franklin CO., Mass., on the Dcerfield River and on the Boston and Maine and the New York, New Haven and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1907 - ENGINE DERAILED ON TRESTLE
  Narrow Escape From Bad Wreck on Boston and Maine Road Near Shelburne Falls.
  
  A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred Wednesday evening on...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  View looking up Deerfield River, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Bird's Eye View, Shelburne Falls
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  Bridge over Deerfield River, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Scene at Shelburne Falls, Mass., 1908
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  Scene on Deerfield River, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Main St. Showing Baptist & Congregational Church, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Arms Academy, Shelburne Falls
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  Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Mohawk Trail
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  The Canal, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Scene from the Cement Walk, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Shelburne Falls House, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Shelburne Falls Grange, Prize Winners at Charlemont Fair
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  Methodist Episcopal Church, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  The Stone Tower, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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  Shelburne Village, Mohawk Trail, Mass.
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  The Shelburne Falls. (1910)
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  New Depot, Shelburne Falls, 1912
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  Power Plant 3, Power Construction Co., Shelburne Falls, Mass. (1914)
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  Windmill Inn on the Famous Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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•  1927 - Shelburne Falls Man Treated for Eye Injury
  With a wound piercing his eyelid and penetrating the cornea of his eyeball, Arthur Lamont of Shelburne Falls, and employe[sic] of the Boston & Maine...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Sweetheart Tea House, On the Mohawk Trail, Shelburne Falls, Mass.
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