North Adams

North Adams
a city in NW Massachusetts. 18,063.

* * *

      city, Berkshire county, northwestern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies along the Hoosic River at the western end of the Hoosac Tunnel (extending 5 miles [8 km] under the Hoosac Range) and the Mohawk Trail scenic highway, 22 miles (35 km) north of Pittsfield.

      North Adams was the site of Fort Massachusetts, which was built by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1745 and burned the following year in the French and Indian War. The site's permanent settlement dates from the 1770s, when a Quaker group arrived from Rhode Island. Originally part of Adams, it was set off and incorporated as the town of North Adams in 1878. Waterpower from the Hoosic led to early industrialization (including textile milling), and blast furnaces and shoes were also produced in the mid-19th century. The 4.7-mile (12-km) Hoosac (rail) Tunnel was completed in the mid-1870s. Electronics manufacturing was prominent from 1930 to the mid-1980s. The city's economy is now diversified, with services (education, health care, and utilities), retail trade, and printing and engraving accounting for most employment.

      Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts was opened as a normal (teacher-training) school in 1894. A natural rock bridge (part of a state park) crosses Hudson Creek within North Adams, and Mount Greylock State Reservation and Savoy Mountain State Forest are nearby. Inc. city, 1895. Pop. (1990) 16,797; (2000) 14,641.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • North Adams — Villa de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • North Adams — North Adams, MA U.S. city in Massachusetts Population (2000): 14681 Housing Units (2000): 7088 Land area (2000): 20.437650 sq. miles (52.933268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.127872 sq. miles (0.331186 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.565522 sq. miles …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • North Adams — can refer to several places in the United States: North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams, Michigan This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link …   Wikipedia

  • North Adams — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: North Adams (Massachusetts) North Adams (Michigan) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • North Adams, MA — U.S. city in Massachusetts Population (2000): 14681 Housing Units (2000): 7088 Land area (2000): 20.437650 sq. miles (52.933268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.127872 sq. miles (0.331186 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.565522 sq. miles (53.264454 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • North Adams, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 514 Housing Units (2000): 215 Land area (2000): 0.527439 sq. miles (1.366061 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.527439 sq. miles (1.366061 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • North Adams — (spr. Nohrs Adämms), Postort in der Township Adams der Grafschaft Berkshire im Staate Massachusetts (Nordamerika), am Hoosick River; an der Pitsfield North Adams Eisenbahn; Baumwollenmanufacturen; 4000 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • North Adams — North Adams, Ort im nordamerikan. Staate Massachusetts, Grafschaft Berkshire, im Tal des Hoosac, 3 km nördlich vom 7620 m langen Hoosactunnel, Bahnknotenpunkt, mit der 9 km entfernten Stadt Adams durch elektrische Bahn verbunden, hat Fabriken von …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • North Adams — North Adams, Ort im nordamerik. Staate Massachusetts, am Hoosacflusse, (1900) 24.200 E.; Industrie …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • North Adams — 42° 42′ 03″ N 73° 06′ 33″ W / 42.700833, 73.109167 …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”