Over Mohawk Trail . ncroachments on the frontierand to tell the people of the New Hampshire grantsthat they must keep within bounds. It was built in1745. The next year the fort and garrison was at-tacked by French and Indian allies and burned, thesoldiers being taken as prisoners to Canada. The siteof the fort is one and one-half miles west of the cityon the rights and marked by a graceful elm and flag. Leaving North Adams, a short ride of five milesbrings us to the celebrated town of WILLIAMSTOWN 13 Miles from the Trail Summit Williamstown is situated in a beautiful valley withthe Hoosac Moun
Over Mohawk Trail . ncroachments on the frontierand to tell the people of the New Hampshire grantsthat they must keep within bounds. It was built in1745. The next year the fort and garrison was at-tacked by French and Indian allies and burned, thesoldiers being taken as prisoners to Canada. The siteof the fort is one and one-half miles west of the cityon the rights and marked by a graceful elm and flag. Leaving North Adams, a short ride of five milesbrings us to the celebrated town of WILLIAMSTOWN 13 Miles from the Trail Summit Williamstown is situated in a beautiful valley withthe Hoosac Mountains on the east, the Greylockrange on the south, the Taconics on the west, and theGreen Mountains on the north. Williamstown and Williams College both derivetheir names from Colonel Ephraim Williams, who wascommander of Fort Massachusetts and the founder ofWilliams College. In his will he appropriated certainlands to be sold and the money used towards the sup-port and maintenance of a free school (in a township 27. oO 5 xm 3 west of Fort Massachusetts commonly called the WestTownship) forever, provided the said township fallwithin the jurisdiction of the province of the Massa-chusetts Bay and provided also that the Governor andGeneral Court give the said township the name ofWilliamstown. The town was incorporated under this name in1765. Previous to that time it had been known asWest Hoosac. The main street of the town is fifteen rods wide,adorned by beautiful lawns and shade trees. Aboutthe year 1874, Cyrus W. Field presented the townwith the sun of $5,000 to be used in grading andbeautifying the streets. The college comprises a large part of the villageand is situated on either side of its Main value of the property, including its endowments,amounts to about $3,000,000. The college is non-sectarian and has an enrollment at the present timeof about 500 students. One can profitably spend hours visiting thesebuildings, many of which are historical. Some of thebuildin
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