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Place Name
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Stockbridge
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Place Status (Type)
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town
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Population
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2,408 (1990)
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Location
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Berkshire County, Massachusetts (MA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°18'N
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Longitude
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73°20'W
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Stockbridge
, resort town (1990 pop. 2,408),
Berkshire co., W Mass., on the Housatonic R., in the Berkshire Mts.;
42°18'N 73°20'W. It is a year-round tourist resort with nearby
lake, ski, and recreational areas. Founded (1734) as a mission for
the Muhhekanuks (Mohicans), the town was originally
offered by Eng. settlers to what became known as the
Stockbridge Indians, in reward for their defense of the English against
Fr. forces and other tribes. Increased Eur. settlement in the area
whittled down the size of the town and, despite Mohican assistance
during the Amer. Revolution, the remaining Native Americans here were
pressured into leaving for reservations and settlements in N.Y. and
Wis. The mission house, restored as a mus., was built in 1739. The
Berkshire Playhouse, a leading summer theater; a large art colony; and
several galleries and mus. are here. The annual Berkshire Festival is
held at Tanglewood, a former estate largely in the town of Stockbridge.
Also of interest are the studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French and
the Norman Rockwell Mus. The Boston Symphony Orchestra maintains a
music school here. Includes villages of Glendale, Interlaken. Inc.
1739.
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