History of Richmond, Massachusetts, USA

Richmond, Massachusetts
Berkshire county. This town is situated in a deep valley of excellent soil, surrounded by elevated lands, and watered by Williams' river. This is an excellent farming town; the farmers' houses, extending some miles on one street, are neatly built and make a beautiful appearance. Iron ore of a good quality is found here in abundance, also marble and lime. The manufactures of the town consist of pig iron, shovels, spades, forks, hoes, leather, boots and shoes. Annual value, about $50,000. In 1836, there were 4,835 merino sheep in Richmond. They produced 14,505 pounds of wool, valued at $8,703. It lies 135 miles W. from Boston and 5 W. from Lenox. Incorporated, 1765. Population, 1837, 820.

Richmond once included Lenox, and was named after the Duke of Richmond.

Several branches of the Housatonic issue from Richmond. The land is fertile, and the scenery delightful.

The raising of sheep and the manufacture of iron, next to agriculture, are the chief concern.

Distance from Lenox centre, 5 miles; from Boston, 135.

Richmond, a post-village in Berkshire co., Massachusetts, on the Western railroad, and the Housatonic river, 159 miles W. from Boston. Population of the township, 907.

Richmond, remarkable for its scenic beauty, is one of the western border-towns of Berkshire County. It has Hancock and Pittsfield on the north, Lenox on the east, West Stockbridge on the south, and Canaan, in New York, on the west. The length north and south is 5 miles, and the width about 4 miles. The assessed area is 11,347 acres. Nearly one half the area is forest, containing the usual flora of the State.

Along the entire eastern side are the Lenox hills, and in the northwest Perry's Peak rises to the height of 2,089 feet. Between is a broad, arable valley, through which runs, northeast and southwest, the Boston and Albany Railroad, having stations at Richmond village, 159 miles west of Boston, and at Richmond Furnace, one mile farther. The town abounds in springs and rivulets, — of which Ford, Roye's, Tracy and other brooks flow into Richmond Pond on the northeast border; while Cone and Griffin brooks, flowing south, unite and form Williams River, a tributary of the Housatonic. ...

Richmond, a post-village in Richmond £, Berkshire co, Mass., on the Boston & Albany Railroad, 8 1/ 2 miles S.W. of Pittsfield, and 42 miles S.E. of Albany. It has a church, a school called Kenmore Hall, and a furnace for pig-iron. Pop. of the township, 1141.

Richmond, a post-village in Richmond township (town), Berkshire co., Mass., on the Boston and Albany R., 8 1/ 2 miles SW. of Pittsfield. Pop. of the town in 1900, 679.