Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
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Where is Dalton, Massachusetts, USA? Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Dalton was first settled in 1755 and was officially incorporated in 1784. The town was named after Tristram Dalton, the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives at the time of the town's incorporation.wikipedia
Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
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"Crane & Co., Inc. is a family-owned papermaker known for its high quality stationery and for making money--U.S. currency, that is. The company became the sole supplier of currency paper for the U.S. Treasury in 1879. It also produces business papers, including archival record paper and ledgers through its Weston Paper division; makes technical papers for architects, engineers, and artists; develops glass- and poly-fiber materials used in filters, insulation, and other applications; and, through its Excelsior Printing Co. division, provides engraving, design, and printing-related services...
In 1799, Zenas Crane chose the small, agricultural town of Dalton in western Massachusetts in which to build his paper mill, on the banks of the Housatonic River..." www.fundinguniverse.com)
Bay State Paper Mill - Z. & W. M. Crane
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Dalton, Massachusetts, USA
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In 1801, Zenas Crane, Henry Wiswall and John Willard set up a paper mill along the East Branch of the Housatonic River.
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By 1844, Crane & Co. in Dalton had begun producing bank note paper, which was purchased by banks all the way to Boston.
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14. DALTON. [Pop. 1,255. Inc. 1784.]
This town was named after the Hon. Tristram Dalton, then Speaker of the House of...Read MORE...
This town was named after the Hon. Tristram Dalton, then Speaker of the House of...Read MORE...
1859
DALTON, a township of Berkshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, 125 m. W of Boston, watered by...Read MORE...
DALTON, a township of Berkshire co., in the state of Massachusetts, 125 m. W of Boston, watered by...Read MORE...
Dalton Massachusetts, 1890 A Gazetteer of the State of Massachusetts, with Numerous Illustrations Rev. Elias Nason, M.A.; revised and enlarged by George J. Varney. Boston: B.B. Russell. 1890, 724 pages
"Dalton, celebrated for the manufacture of paper, is a long, narrow township in the central part of ...Read MORE...
"Dalton, celebrated for the manufacture of paper, is a long, narrow township in the central part of ...Read MORE...
1910 - FATAL CRASH IN TROLLEY LINE MAY END ITS CAREER. Pittsfield Alderman Order Two Branches Closed. Dalton to Oust It? ALL OF 57 INJURED EXPECTED TO LIVE.Senator Crane Complained to the State Board of Faulty Service Two Weeks Ago.
Pittsfield, Feb. 9. ...Read MORE...
1916
Dalton, a post- township (town) of Berkshire co., Mass., on the Boston and Albany R., 5 miles ENE....Read MORE...
Dalton, a post- township (town) of Berkshire co., Mass., on the Boston and Albany R., 5 miles ENE....Read MORE...
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Clifford Horace FRALEY (30 August 1888 - 18 October 1981) &
Mary Ann CALLAHAN (9 November 1889 - 6 April 1971)
married 22 October 1912 |
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James Edward FRALEY (4 August 1917 - 28 August 1984) &
Helen O BORASKI (3 June 1921 - 16 February 2010)
married 28 September 1946 |
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