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Adams is the third most populated town in Berkshire County, and ranks 184th out of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts. The population density was 384.1 inhabitants per square mile (148.3/km 2 ), ranking it third in the county and 197th in the Commonwealth.
Massachusetts Route 116 leaves southeast from the center of town, leading eventually to Amherst in the Connecticut River valley. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Adams CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (5.9 km 2 ), of which 2.2 square miles (5.8 km 2 ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2 ), or 1.36%, is water.
MA 41, south of its junction with MA 23 42°08′53″N 73°25′01″W / 42.1481°N 73.4169°W / 42.1481; -73.4169 ( Westover–Bacon–Potts Egremont
The town of Adams was settled by colonists in 1762, and was incorporated in 1778; its northern section was separated as North Adams in 1878. Early settlement took place on the eastern bank of the Hoosac River, along the area's main stagecoach route (now roughly Center and Orchard Streets). Industry developed along the river in the 19th century ...
The Jones Block is a historic commercial building at 49–53 Park Street in Adams, Massachusetts. Built about 1895, it is one of a small number of surviving commercial buildings from the town's most rapid period of growth. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
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Summer Street Historic District (Adams, Massachusetts) Susan B. Anthony Birthplace Museum This page was last edited on 11 November 2019, at 00:49 (UTC). Text ...
The East Hoosac Quaker Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house in Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. [2] The meetinghouse's construction dates to the early 1780s. It now occupies a prominent position within the Maple Street Cemetery (also listed on the National Register of Historic Places ), the first burial ground in Adams.