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Cheshire, Berkshire, MA
The Berkshires town of Cheshire, Mass. boasts a 500 acre lake, spectacular views from Stafford Hill, and one of the most unusual monuments anywhere, which celebrates the 1,235 pound cheese presented to President Jefferson by Cheshire farmers. berkshirelinks.com
Cheshire includes: Cheshire Harbor and Farnams.
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- 1766 - Cheshire is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates - 1793 - Cheshire was founded in 1793. Its parent towns were Adams, Lanesborough, Windsor and New Ashford District.
The vital records for the period of 1750-1865 were destroyed by fire. Marriage intention records were at the home of the Town Clerk at the time of...Read MORE... - 1845 - CHESHIRE. [Pop. 985. Inc. 1793.]
This town was formed from parts of Lanesborough, New Ashford, Adams, and Windsor.
The town rises from the centre into hills well adapted for...Read MORE... - 1854 - Cheshire
Cheshire, a post-township of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, about 120 miles W. by N. from Boston ; intersected by the Pittsfield and North Adams...Read MORE... - 1859
CHESHIRE, a township in Berkshire co., in Massachusetts, 130 m. W by N of Boston. Pop. 985.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 
1888 - The Great Jefferson Cheese
When Thomas Jefferson was chosen President Elder John Leland, a Baptist clergyman of Cheshire, Mass., proposed that his flock should celebrate the...Read MORE...- Cheshire Massachusetts, 1890
Cheshire is a fine grazing town in the northerly part of Berkshire County, about 150 miles west, slightly north, of Boston. At Cheshire, Cheshire...Read MORE... - 1895 - Cheshire
Cheshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Cheshire township, on the Pittsfield & North Adams Branch Railroad, 10 miles N.N.E. of...Read MORE... 
Cheshire Inn and South Street, Cheshire, Mass. (1908)
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Cheshire Pond, Cheshire, Mass. Boston & Albany R. R.
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Reynolds Rock
Reynolds Rock, a climbers' favorite, in Cheshire stands 30 feet high and sits 40 feet long.
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Cheshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Cheshire township (town), on the Boston and Albany R., 10 miles ENE. of Pittsfield. Pop. in...Read MORE... - 1926 - NINE INJURED AS CAR TURNS TURTLE. Locomobile Owned by Lester Carpenter, Overturns in Car Tracks. CHILD IN HOSPITAL.
Gertrude Carpenter, Two Years Old, Has Possible Concussion - Others Not Injured
Nine Adams people, riding in a Locomobile touring car, owned by...Read MORE...
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Cheshire Inn and South Street, Cheshire, Mass. (1908)
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Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Cheshire Pond, Cheshire, Mass. Boston & Albany R. R.
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Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA
Reynolds Rock
Reynolds Rock, a climbers' favorite, in Cheshire stands 30 feet high and sits 40 feet long.
Postcard
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...we toss a bunch of raw, organic, health-promoting ingredients like garlic, ginger, onions, horseradish, habanero peppers, turmeric, and citrus fruit to a base of raw organic apple cider vinegar...
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1766 - Cheshire is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1793 - Cheshire was founded in 1793. Its parent towns were Adams, Lanesborough, Windsor and New Ashford District.
The vital records for the period of 1750-1865 were destroyed by fire. Marriage intention records were at the home of the Town Clerk at the time of... Read MORE...
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1845 - CHESHIRE. [Pop. 985. Inc. 1793.]
This town was formed from parts of Lanesborough, New Ashford, Adams, and Windsor.
The town rises from the centre into hills well adapted for... Read MORE...
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1854 - Cheshire
Cheshire, a post-township of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, about 120 miles W. by N. from Boston ; intersected by the Pittsfield and North Adams... Read MORE...
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1859
CHESHIRE, a township in Berkshire co., in Massachusetts, 130 m. W by N of Boston. Pop. 985.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1888 - The Great Jefferson Cheese
When Thomas Jefferson was chosen President Elder John Leland, a Baptist clergyman of Cheshire, Mass., proposed that his flock should celebrate the... Read MORE...
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Cheshire Massachusetts, 1890
Cheshire is a fine grazing town in the northerly part of Berkshire County, about 150 miles west, slightly north, of Boston. At Cheshire, Cheshire... Read MORE...
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1895 - Cheshire
Cheshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Cheshire township, on the Pittsfield & North Adams Branch Railroad, 10 miles N.N.E. of... Read MORE...
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1916
Cheshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Cheshire township (town), on the Boston and Albany R., 10 miles ENE. of Pittsfield. Pop. in... Read MORE...
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1926 - NINE INJURED AS CAR TURNS TURTLE. Locomobile Owned by Lester Carpenter, Overturns in Car Tracks. CHILD IN HOSPITAL.
Gertrude Carpenter, Two Years Old, Has Possible Concussion - Others Not Injured
Nine Adams people, riding in a Locomobile touring car, owned by... Read MORE...
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