A who’s who of 19th-century American authors who rented or visited Laurel Cottage includes Harriet Beecher Stowe, Herman Melville, Nathanial Hawthorne and the English poet Matthew Arnold.
Tag: Timothy Woodbridge
CONNECTIONS: How the Dutch built St. James
Attendance at Sunday worship was not voluntary; it was compulsory by law. Punishment for nonattendance was also mandatory.
Roundabout history at the Red Lion Inn intersection
In the middle of the intersection, on what started out as a quiet Sunday morning 241 years ago, there was a call to arms.
LOOKING BACK: Is Stockbridge at an intersection?
It is not without some irony that the town of Stockbridge, which harbors such an incredible history, has failed on so many occasions to preserve the symbols of that history.