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Visiting the local landmarks and historical buildings is an activity that many people enjoy when traveling to new destinations. One type of landmark that
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I m not a big outdoors person. And I m not really into hiking, unless there s something promising at the end of the trail â an extraordinary view, a waterfall, a really old cemetery or the remnants of a historical site, such as the Stairs to Nowhere in Chesterfield, N.H. (otherwise known as Madame Sherriâs castle ruins).
An invitation, with the promise of touring the remnants of Hancock Shaker Village s South Family farm site, coaxed me into making the trek to Pittsfield early Saturday morning to take a walk in the woods. Seeing the cleared remnants piqued my curiosity, as like most, when thinking of the Hancock Shaker community, my vision of what it was is limited to the living history museum s historic buildings and immediate farm. It s hard, in modern time, to imagine that at its height, the City of Peace, as the utopian village was called, encompassed some 3,000 acres and had six families â communal
A chicken fricassee that Pittsfield old timers declared was worth the extra mile walk to Hancock Shaker Village berkshireeagle.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from berkshireeagle.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.