Shaker Village round barn

The Berkshires

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October 6th 2006
The weather is becoming autumnal now with temperatures barely reaching 60F during the day and dropping to near freezing at night. However it is still dry and mainly clear. Today we explored the Berkshires, a forest covered hilly area in the far west of Massachusetts. Many New Yorkers and Bostonians have their summer homes here and it is a centre for the arts in the summer. At this time of the y ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more