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The Bissell Covered Bridge in Charlemont spans Mill Brook and was built in 1951. The original covered bridge on the site was built in 1880 but deteriorated to a point that it was condemned and had to be removed. The plans were to replace it
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The Shunpike marker marks the location on the Deerfield River in Charlemont where local residents forded the river to avoid turnpike fees. To the Thrifty Travelers of the Mohawk Trail who in 1797 here forded the Deerfield River rather than pay toll at the Turnpike
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The Shunpike Rest Area on MA Route 2 in Charlemont has picnic tables and provides access to the Deerfield River. New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos New photo by Wanderlust Family Adventure / Google Photos There is a picturesque old cemetery at
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The East Charlemont District School — also known as the “Little Red School” — sits alone in a field along the Mohawk Trail, with a simple plaque explaining its 116-year-long school history. The one room schoolhouse was built in 1828 and is one of the
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This gift shop has been a fixture on MA Route 2 in Shelburne Falls for decades. The kitchy old fashioned shop has been a roadside attraction formerly called the “Big Indian” gift store on the Mohawk Trail and was a frequent stop when making trips
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