The Beacon is located at the top of the Beacon Trail on Gobble Mountain in Chester. Parking is along Middlefield Road right by and across from the trailhead. There is no kiosk but a break in the guardrail with a small paved landing is visible from the road. Land is owned by the Nature Conservancy learn more
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Chester Roundhouse
Boston and Albany RoundhouseClosed in Chester 1948 Ending 100-Year era. [...]
Upper Granite Finishing Works in Chester
There were two granite mills in Chester Factory Village, here [...]
Granite Saw Shot Trough
Uncovering the trough which moved water and the shot mixture [...]
Robbins Trestle
Robbins Trestle Bridge 414 on the Chester/Becket and Hampden/Berkshire County [...]
Walker Island Campground Chester and Becket Railroad
A BIG thank you to Shawn proprietor of Walker Island [...]
Bridge 413 and the Diversion of Route 20 and Walker Brook 1929
The Chester and Becket Railroad Bridge 413 went over were [...]
