Hancock Shaker Village
Hancock Shaker Village is a historic site in City of Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Hancock Shaker Village is situated nearby to Evangelical Free Church, as well as near the power station Waste Water Treatment Plant.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arrowhead.
Arrowhead
Museum
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Arrowhead, also known as the Herman Melville House, is a historic house museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It was the home of American author Herman Melville during his most productive years, 1850–1863. Arrowhead is situated 2,400 feet north of Hancock Shaker Village.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittsfield and Lenox.
Pittsfield
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Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
Lenox
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Lenox is a town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, about 3 hours from New York City and 2½ hours from Boston. Lenox is an arts-lover's dream, home to Tanglewood. There are also several stately mansions and prestigious boarding schools in the area.
Hancock Shaker Village
Locality
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Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. Hancock Shaker Village is situated 5 miles west of Hancock Shaker Village.
Hancock Shaker Village
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: City of Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.40919° or 42° 24′ 33″ northLongitude
-73.24657° or 73° 14′ 48″ westOpen location code
87J8CQ53+M9OpenStreetMap ID
way 29785774OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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