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Berkshire County (pronounced / ˈbɜːrkʃər /) is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, the population was 129,026. [2] Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield. [3] The county was founded in 1761. [4]
0895-8793. Website. berkshireeagle.com. The Berkshire Eagle is an American daily newspaper published in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and covering all of Berkshire County, as well as four New York communities near Pittsfield. It is considered a newspaper of record for Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Adams is the third most populated town in Berkshire County, and ranks 184th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 384.1 inhabitants per square mile (148.3/km 2), ranking it third in the county and 197th in the Commonwealth.
Rural, 180 acres (73 ha) Mascot. Falcon. Website. www.berkshirecc.edu. Berkshire Community College is a public community college in Berkshire County, Massachusetts with its primary campus in Pittsfield. It also has a satellite campus in Great Barrington and classroom spaces in the city of Pittsfield. Established in the 1960s, it is the oldest ...
iBerkshires. Mastoni, Colleen (July 3, 2008). "In The Spirit Of Independence Day – One nation, under me". The Chicago Tribune. "Micronations: Republic of Molossia". Unrecognised States Numismatic Society. 2006. Archived from the original on February 17, 2007. Needham, Peter (September 16, 2006). "Born to rule". The Australian.
WBEC-AM-FM were sold to Richard S. Jackson, who held on to them until the early 1980s, when he sold them to Bob Howard Communications. Howard, according to iBerkshires.com, was a former NBC TV President, “who kept the stations until they were sold in bankruptcy.” The new owner was Joe Gallagher Associates. Gallagher later sold WBEC-AM-FM to ...
The Berkshire Natural Resources Council (BNRC) is a non-profit land conservation and environmental advocacy organization formed in 1967 that protects and maintains more than 50 properties and 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) of conservation restrictions around the Berkshires in western Massachusetts. [1] The mission of the BNRC is "to protect and ...
The Mohicans, an Algonquian people, inhabited Pittsfield and the surrounding area until the early 18th century, when British colonists invaded the area. [6]In 1738, a wealthy Bostonian named Col. Jacob Wendell bought 24,000 acres (97 km 2) of land known originally as "Pontoosuck", from a Mohican word meaning "a field or haven for winter deer", as a speculative investment allowed by the new ...