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Lanesborough, Berkshire, MA
One of the first Berkshire communities to be settled, Lanesborough was originally known as "New Framingham", carved from part of Northern Berkshire Township #6. Lanesborough was first settled in 1753 and was officially incorporated in 1765. It was renamed Lanesborough, for the Countess of Lanesborough, a friend of Governor Francis Bernard, who incorporated the town. kids.kiddle.co
Lanesborough includes: Berkshire, Brennon's Hill, and Gunn's Grove.
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Hillcrest, former Home of "Josh Billings", Lanesboro, Mass.
"[Josh Billings] The humorist was one of a dozen children of Scotch-Irish farmer and lawyer Henry Vinal Shaw (1788-1857) and Laura Wheeler (1791-1871). The senior Shaw built the... Read MORE...
History, News and Stories of Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

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1753 - Lanesborough is settled
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1765 - Lanesborough is incorporated
Massachusetts City and Town Incorporation and Settlement Dates
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1845 - LANESBOROUGH. [Pop. 1,140. Inc. 1765.]
Lanesborough was first granted to some citizens of Framingham, in Middlesex county, and it once included a part of Cheshire.
The first... Read MORE...
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1854 - Lanesborough
Lanesborough, a post-village of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, 125 miles W. by N. from Boston. It is built chiefly on one ex tended street, and... Read MORE...
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Lanesborough Massachusetts, 1890
Lanesborough is one of the most delightful towns in Berkshire County. Berkshire village, in the southeast part of the town — its railroad station, —... Read MORE...
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1895 - Berkshire
Berkshire, a post-village of Berkshire co., Mass., in Lanesborough township, on the Pittsfield & North Adams Railroad, 6 miles N.N.E. of Pittsfield.... Read MORE...
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1895 - Lanesborough
Lanesborough, länz'bür-rüh, a post-village and town ship of Berkshire co, Mass., 5 miles N. of Pittsfield, and nearly 2 miles W. of the Pittsfield &... Read MORE...
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1916
Lanesboro, a post-village and township (town) of Berkshire co., Mass., 5 miles N. of Pittsfield. Pop. of the town in 1900, 780.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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