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The Mohawk Trail began as a Native American trade route which connected Atlantic tribes with tribes in Upstate New York and beyond. It followed the Millers River , Deerfield River and crossed the Hoosac Range , in the area that is now northwestern Massachusetts .
Mohawk Trail State Forest is a publicly owned state forest in the U.S. state of Massachusetts with recreational features located in the towns of Charlemont, Hawley, and Savoy. It covers more than 7,700 acres (3,100 ha) of mountain ridges , gorges , and old-growth forests at elevations ranging from around 600 to 2,080 feet.
Lithograph of Miller's Falls from 1889 by L.R. Burleigh with list of landmarks. Located along the Mohawk Trail, Millers Falls was first established in 1824 as an agricultural community, named Grout's Corner after first settler Martin Grout (1790–1865).
It is located within Mohawk Trail State Forest nine miles southeast of North Adams in Berkshire and Franklin counties. The forest features hemlocks and sugar maples exceeding 400 years in age. The forest features hemlocks and sugar maples exceeding 400 years in age.
The monument honors the peoples of the five Mohawk Nations that inhabited western Massachusetts and New York State. [5] The Mohawks that traveled this trail were said to be friendly to white settlers according to the plaque. [6] However, this area was historically inhabited by the Mohicans, rather than the Mohawk. [7]
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The following is a list of old-growth forests in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.Old growth is defined as those forests that have not been logged (and have not been significantly disturbed by human beings) in the last 150 years.
The Mahican-Mohawk Trail is a long-distance hiking trail that is under construction. [1] Originally a trail used by Native Americans, the Mahican-Mohawk Trail faded away as the automobile became popular and subsequently, the Mohawk Trail was constructed. In 1992, after some research by Williams College students, volunteers started to reclaim ...