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See also:GREAT See also:BARRINGTON , a township of See also:Berkshire See also:county, See also:Massachusetts, U.S.A., on the Housatonic See also:river, in the Berkshire hills, about 25 M. S.W. of See also:Pittsfield. Pop. (189o) 4612; (1900) 5854. of whom 1187 were See also:foreign-See also:born ; (1910 See also:census) 5926. Its See also:area is about 43 sq. in. The township is traversed by a See also:branch of the New See also:York, New Haven & See also:Hartford railroad, and the Berkshire See also:Street railway (controlled by the N.Y., N.H. & H.) has its See also:southern See also:terminus here. Within the township are three villages—Great Barrington (the most important), Housatonic and See also:Van Deusenville; the first two are about . m. apart. The See also:village of Great Barrington, among the hills, is well known as a summer resort. The Congregational See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church with its magnificent See also:organ (3954 pipes) is worthy of mention. There is a public library in the village of Great Barrington and another in the village of Housatonic. See also:Monument Mt. (1710 ft.), partly in See also:Stockbridge, commands a See also:fine view of the Berkshires and the Housatonic Valley. The See also:Sedgwick School (for boys) was removed from Hartford, See also:Connecticut, to Great Barrington in 1869. There are various manufactures, including See also:cotton-goods (in the village of Housatonic), and electric meters, See also:paper, knit goods and counterpanes (in the village of Great Barrington); and See also:marble and See also:blue See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone are quarried here; but the township is primarily given over to farming. The See also:fair of the Housatonic Agricultural Society is held here annually during See also:September; and the See also:district See also:court of See also:South Berkshire sits here. The township was incorporated in 1761, having been, since 1743, the " See also:North See also:Parish of See also:Sheffield "; the township of Sheffield, earlier known as the " See also:Lower Housatonic See also:Plantation " was incorporated in 1733. Great Barrington was named in See also:honour of See also:John Shute (1678–1734), See also:Viscount Barrington of See also:Ardglass (the See also:adjective " Great " being added to distinguish it from another township of'the same name). In 1761–1787 it was the See also:shire-See also:town. Great Barrington was a centre of the disaffection during See also:Shays's See also:rebellion, and on the 12th of September 1786 a See also:riot here pre-vented the sitting of court. See also:Samuel See also:Hopkins, one of the most eminent of See also:American theologians, was pastor here in 1743–1769; See also:General See also:Joseph See also:Dwight (1703–1765), a See also:merchant, lawyer andbrigadier-general of Massachusetts See also:militia, who took See also:part • in the See also:Louisburg expedition in 1745 and later in the See also:French and See also:Indian See also:War, lived here from 1758 until his See also:death; and See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William See also:Cullen See also:Bryant lived here as a lawyer and town clerk in 1816–1825.
See C. J. See also:- TAYLOR
- TAYLOR, ANN (1782-1866)
- TAYLOR, BAYARD (1825–1878)
- TAYLOR, BROOK (1685–1731)
- TAYLOR, ISAAC (1787-1865)
- TAYLOR, ISAAC (1829-1901)
- TAYLOR, JEREMY (1613-1667)
- TAYLOR, JOHN (158o-1653)
- TAYLOR, JOHN (1704-1766)
- TAYLOR, JOSEPH (c. 1586-c. 1653)
- TAYLOR, MICHAEL ANGELO (1757–1834)
- TAYLOR, NATHANIEL WILLIAM (1786-1858)
- TAYLOR, PHILIP MEADOWS (1808–1876)
- TAYLOR, ROWLAND (d. 1555)
- TAYLOR, SIR HENRY (1800-1886)
- TAYLOR, THOMAS (1758-1835)
- TAYLOR, TOM (1817-1880)
- TAYLOR, WILLIAM (1765-1836)
- TAYLOR, ZACHARY (1784-1850)
Taylor, See also:History of Great Barrington (Great Barrington, 1882).
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