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Lenox

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As he rode through mid-19th-century Lenox, Massachusetts, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, "Perfect almost to a miracle." Founded in 1767, Lenox had sent Gen. John Paterson riding to the Revolutionary War 75 years earlier. Named the Shire Town because of its central Berkshires location, Lenox was home to the county courts. In the east, the center of a bustling glassworks and ironworks industry was situated by the Housatonic River. In the west, rolling hills and sparkling waters drew the literary lights to the New England Lake District. When the county seat moved to Pittsfield, fears of a local economic decline were unfounded with the arrival of the Gilded Age millionaires, who built stately seasonal estates with the charmingly ironic nickname of cottage. The exodus of the millionaires saw Lenox reinvent itself as a cultural and educational center, with private schools and performing arts organizations, Tanglewood chief among them, located on former estates. Change may come to Lenox again, but one constant remains throughout these past 250 years: its scenic beauty.
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Series: Images of America Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.

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  • Release date: December 12, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9781439659113
  • File size: 31343 KB
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  • ISBN: 9781439659113
  • File size: 31343 KB
  • Release date: December 12, 2016

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Photography Travel Nonfiction

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As he rode through mid-19th-century Lenox, Massachusetts, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote, "Perfect almost to a miracle." Founded in 1767, Lenox had sent Gen. John Paterson riding to the Revolutionary War 75 years earlier. Named the Shire Town because of its central Berkshires location, Lenox was home to the county courts. In the east, the center of a bustling glassworks and ironworks industry was situated by the Housatonic River. In the west, rolling hills and sparkling waters drew the literary lights to the New England Lake District. When the county seat moved to Pittsfield, fears of a local economic decline were unfounded with the arrival of the Gilded Age millionaires, who built stately seasonal estates with the charmingly ironic nickname of cottage. The exodus of the millionaires saw Lenox reinvent itself as a cultural and educational center, with private schools and performing arts organizations, Tanglewood chief among them, located on former estates. Change may come to Lenox again, but one constant remains throughout these past 250 years: its scenic beauty.
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Photography Travel Nonfiction
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    Publisher:
    Arcadia Publishing Inc.

    Kindle Book
    Release date: December 12, 2016

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781439659113
    File size: 31343 KB
    Release date: December 12, 2016

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781439659113
    File size: 31343 KB
    Release date: December 12, 2016

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    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
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