Historical

A former railroad yard, this urban park uses historical artifacts and exhibits to bring to life the controversial and danger-filled construction of the Hoosac Tunnel, one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. The tunnel was dug 4.75…

Historic North Adams is a free app that puts North Adams’ history at your fingertips. Explore interesting people, places and events in North Adams’ history, and take historical walking tours of the city. With a growing list of interpretive stories,…

The Hoosac Tunnel is a railroad tunnel connecting the Northern Berkshire towns of Florida and North Adams. Owned by Guilford Transportation, it runs under the Hoosac Mountain range for a total length of 25,031 feet or 4.74 miles. It took about 25…

TRAIN RIDES BEGIN MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! North Adams – Adams Starting on Memorial Day Weekend, trains depart from North Adams on Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00AM, 1:30PM & 3:00PM for a one-hour, 8-mile round trip aboard our vintage 1955 Rail…

The goal of the Hoosic River Revival is to reconnect the river to the city of North Adams, to make it an attribute for recreation, economic development, and community building, while simultaneously maintaining adequate flood control. After years of…

Featured on the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures,” the Houghton Mansion has an interesting and sordid past. Albert Charles Houghton, President of Arnold Print Works (the factory complex that eventually became the site of MASS…

Managed by the North Adams Historical Society, the North Adams Museum of History and Science offers diverse exhibits on local history, trains, farm life, downtown North Adams then and now, and much more. The museum presents exhibits, publications,…

Paul W. Marino is the Program Director of Northern Berkshire Community Television Corporation (NBCTC); by avocation, he is also a local historian, a writer and a photographer. Guess which one he thinks is most significant? Marino is a lifelong…