Appendix - 1750-1759
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1750 Mountains West of CT River Opened to Settlers
Did this area west of the CT river include Red Rock? - jhc
The "French and Indian War" ended about 1750, when the British Empire defeated the French at the Battle of Quebec. New political boundaries were formed, and for a while, the gods of war took a short rest.
During the next 25 years, the mountains to the west of the Connecticut River were opened up to settlers. The settlers wanted an item dearer than money.....land. The Massachusetts Bay Colony offered land grants to those in want of same, provided that these lands would be cultivated and developed for farming and agriculture. New trails were blazed, while some European settlers followed trails made by Indians, such as the Mohawk Trail. Thus, the "wild and woolly west" of Massachusetts, including what would be known as the Berkshires, became tamed.
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From: https://web.archive.org/web/20120402130438/http://www.animactionsunlimited.com/history_of_the_berkshires.htm
— revised 2024-07-24 jhc