2021 Map of Shelburne Falls

About this map

Shelburne Falls anchors the northwestern corner of this territory, where the Deerfield River cuts through a landscape defined by significant elevation changes between West Mtn and Massaemett Mtn. The river’s path dictates the placement of early industry and transport, passing the Conway Electric Reservoir and flowing under the Stillwater Bridge toward West Deerfield. Local history is deeply etched into the hillsides, marked by numerous small burial grounds such as North Shirkshire Cem and Pine Grove Cem, which served the scattered farming settlements of Shirkshire, The Patten, and Bardwell.