I spent a morning with historian and good friend Tom Ragusa in my garage a few months ago laying out and scanning Tom’s giant map of the Knox route survey, his compilation to document the journey thru Otis and Sandisfield to Monterey.  His map and these documents will be published in the new Knox Trail Book which tells about the lesser known Berkshire sections of the colonial route.

The only undeveloped section of the original 300-mile route lies within Sandisfield, Otis and Monterey. This heavily wooded section is an authentic witness to the extraordinary feat of human resolve and endurance that is believed to have affected the outcome of the war.

The Berkshires 250 committee will memorialize this epic event and the role played by south Berkshire County towns at multiple events over the next 2 weeks in Russell, Alford, Great Barrington, Monterey, and Blandford.  Get your copy of the book at the Monterey Library Events mid January.  Story by Ron Bernard, Sandisfield Historical.

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