. Williamstown, the "Berkshire hills" and thereabout .. . theprincipal chains. Two of these, with the adjoiningmountains, enclose Williamstown as in a vast amphi-theatre, the Hoosac River flowing westward formingits northern vista, thence winding through a narrowvalley into the open country beyond as it seeks thelower level of the Hudson. On the east, at seven milesdistance, the Hoosac Mountain range rises abruptly,overhanging the large manufacturing town of NorthAdams, now almost a city. But the loftiest height isno obstacle to engineering skill. The mountain ispierced, almost within sight of
. Williamstown, the "Berkshire hills" and thereabout .. . theprincipal chains. Two of these, with the adjoiningmountains, enclose Williamstown as in a vast amphi-theatre, the Hoosac River flowing westward formingits northern vista, thence winding through a narrowvalley into the open country beyond as it seeks thelower level of the Hudson. On the east, at seven milesdistance, the Hoosac Mountain range rises abruptly,overhanging the large manufacturing town of NorthAdams, now almost a city. But the loftiest height isno obstacle to engineering skill. The mountain ispierced, almost within sight of Williamstown, by thefamous Hoosac Tunnel, through which the trains ofthe Fitchburg Railroad pass and repass on their waybetween the Hudson and the Hub. Williamstown is easy of access, it being situated onthe Fitchburg Railroad Companys main line, 148 mileswest of Boston ; 43 miles east of Troy, and 57 milessoutheast of Saratoga. The Fitchburg road is knownotherwise as the Hoosac Tunnel Route. Startingfrom New York or the south, the traveler reaches its.
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