The 8th Massachusetts Turnpike and toll booth and the Pontoosuc Turnpike. Our 2nd Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area hike of the 2023 season was a guided tour of the Chester Historic Factory Village Tour narrated by both Dave Pierce (The Chester Foundation) and John Garvey (Chester Historical Society). We toured the village you all know located on Route 20 in the beautiful valley on the Westfield River in between Gobble Mountain and Round Top Hill. The Factory Village center was esta

The Pontoosac Turnpike in North Becket. During the first quarter of the 19th century, the need of a road between Springfield and Pittsfield was great, the Eighth Massachusetts first made the attempt, with construction difficulties through the town of Becket. The trouble was in the exceedingly rough and hilly pure of the country in that part of the Berkshires, which made construction expensive and maintenance difficult and costly, and for many years no route was known. Smith's History of Pittsfie

3.7K views · 170 reactions | There’s just something about a winter sunset on the PA Turnpike…almost makes me forget about those tolls. ❄️ Perfect end to a PA road trip.  #pennsylvania #paturnpike #sunset | Kim Hiked It | Facebook