
October Mountain State Forest dominates the high ground of the Berkshires in this late 1950s survey, a landscape defined by its deep reservoirs and high peaks like Bald Top. The Housatonic River corridor serves as the industrial and residential heart of the region, where the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad connects settlements like Lenox Dale and Lee. A significant moment in regional infrastructure is captured here with the presence of Interchange No 12 on the Massachusetts Toll Road Turnpike, illustrating the post-war shift toward high-speed highway travel that bypassed older mountain routes.
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1885 · Sheffield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1886 · Becket
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Sheffield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Becket
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Sandisfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1888 · Pittsfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1890 · Pittsfield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1891 · Sheffield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Becket
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1893 · Sheffield
USGS Topo · 1:62,500