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8 unusual facts about Berkshire County


Berkshire County, Massachusetts

In 2008, the county voted for Barack Obama by a 52.4% margin over John McCain, with Obama winning by 25.8% over McCain statewide.

Berkshire Township, Delaware County, Ohio

Berkshire Township was settled by Colonel Moses Byxbe in 1806 and named for Byxbe's former home of Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Berlin, New York

The Town of Sand Lake, and the Town of Poestenkill are at the west town line, and the Towns of Williamstown and Hancock in Berkshire County, Massachusetts are on the eastern border.

Bernard Baran

Bernard Baran took a job as a teacher’s aide in 1983 at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) in his hometown of Pittsfield, the county seat of Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts.

East Otis, Massachusetts

East Otis is part of the town of Otis in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Hiss and Weekes

They also built summer residences for wealthy city dwellers on the Gold Coast of Long Island and in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Long-tailed shrew

In Massachusetts, the long-tailed shrew is only found in Berkshire County.

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1928

The remaining two counties that went to Smith were Bristol County, south of the Boston area, and rural Berkshire County in the far west of the state.


Drury High School

Drury competes primarily within Berkshire County, though a small portion of its non-league independent schedule includes similar-size schools from the Connecticut River Valley of Western Massachusetts and nearby Vermont.

John F. Bacon

John F. Bacon (February 2, 1789 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts – February 25, 1860 in Nassau, The Bahamas) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician from New York.

Wirt Dexter Walker

He purchased land in the Berkshire County in 1888 and hired local architect H. Neill Wilson to design a large summer cottage retreat in 1890, hoping a residence in the area would help his health improve.


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Alford, Massachusetts

On the state level, Alford is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Cheshire, Massachusetts

On the state level, Cheshire is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin counties, and is represented by Paul Mark.

Clarksburg, Massachusetts

On the state level, Clarksburg is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the First Berkshire district, which covers northern Berkshire County, as well as portions of Franklin County.

Dalton, Massachusetts

On the state level, Dalton is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers towns in Berkshire County, Hampshire County, and Franklin County.

Easthampstead Park

The archive, which features letters by Stuart kings, Philip II of Spain, Marie de Medici, Bacon, Donne, Dryden, Fenton, Pope and Weckherlin, had been on loan to Berkshire county record office.

Egremont, Massachusetts

On the state level, Egremont is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Florida, Massachusetts

On the state level, Florida is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the First Berkshire district, which covers northern Berkshire County, as well as portions of Franklin County.

Monterey, Massachusetts

On the state level, Monterey is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Mount Washington, Massachusetts

On the state level, Mount Washington is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

New Ashford, Massachusetts

On the state level, New Ashford is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin Counties.

New Marlborough, Massachusetts

On the state level, New Marlborough is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Otis, Massachusetts

On the state level, Otis is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Peru, Massachusetts

On the state level, Peru is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin Counties.

Richmond, Massachusetts

On the state level, Richmond is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin counties.

Sandisfield, Massachusetts

Sandisfield lies at the southeast corner of Berkshire County along the Connecticut border, with Hampden County to the east and Litchfield County, Connecticut, to the south.

On the state level, Sandisfield is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Savoy, Massachusetts

On the state level, Savoy is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin counties.

Sibley House

Sibley-Corcoran House, Washington, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

The Berkshire Eagle

Founded in the early 1890s, The Eagle has been owned since 1995 by MediaNews Group of Denver, which publishes three other daily newspapers in Massachusetts and several others in western New England, including the other leading newspaper based in Berkshire County, the North Adams Transcript.

Washington, Massachusetts

On the state level, Washington is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin counties.

West Stockbridge, Massachusetts

On the state level, West Stockbridge is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives by the Fourth Berkshire district, which covers southern Berkshire County, as well as the westernmost towns in Hampden County.

Windsor, Massachusetts

On the state level, Windsor is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as part of the Second Berkshire district, represented by Paul Mark, which covers central Berkshire County, as well as portions of Hampshire and Franklin counties.

ZenQuest Martial Arts Center

The school since expanded to include other martial arts, and currently provides instruction in Shohei-ryu karate (a spin-off of Uechi-ryu), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and kobudo, and is the fastest growing martial arts community in Berkshire County.