Eye of Shawenon

By Gary Leveille

North Egremont is a small village with a huge history.The people who have lived here, and the events that tookplace here, are of regional and national significance.For over 35 years author and historian Gary Leveillehas been compiling research and collecting photographsabout North Egremont, Prospect Lake, and the GreenRiver Valley. This books offers an eclectic collectionof historical sketches about the fascinating subjects hehas discovered.From the very beginning, this beautiful Berkshireoasis was part of a controversial land dispute with NewYork. For the first time, the author fully uncovers andexplores the puzzling land acquisitions from MohicanNative Americans known as Spoor's Grant and theShawenon Purchase.Few realize that a major Indian trail meandered throughthe area. Or that a military road through the villagebrought critical supplies to thousands of troops in the18th and early 19th century. Or that North Egremontwas invaded by British troops ten years before theAmerican Revolution.Colonel Knox marched through here with his artillerytrain in 1776-changing the course of U.S. history. Butwhich trail did he actually take?Discover North Egremont's connection to Abraham Lincoln'sEmancipation Proclamation and the post- Civil War trialof Confederate President Jefferson Davis.From pioneers and explorers to soldiers and statesmen,authors and artists to eccentrics and rogues, inventors andengineers to farmers and shopkeepers, North Egremontand the Green River valley offer an abundance offascinating characters.Beautiful Prospect Lake-the eye of Shawenon-ispacked with more history per gallon than most otherlakes in the Berkshires. Relive the bygone days whenpicnickers first frolicked here, early Baptist baptismstook place, a giant hotel was planned, a gold medal forheroism was awarded, and an unsolved murder took place.The events and people of North Egremont, ProspectLake, and the Green River Valley have changed thecourse of history.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Unknown
• ISBN: 1614680051
• ISBN13: 9781614680055
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: BerkshireArchive.com
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.