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    North Adams
    North Adams
    North Adams
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    North Adams

    By Robert Campanile

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    The history of North Adams is a portrait of survival and a celebration of diversity, which is not only expressed in its citizens and their ancestry but also in the many faces that the city and its environment have taken on through the years. From the isolated military outpost that fought a dramatic battle in the mid-1700s, through the roller-coaster ride of prosperity and economic depression endured by its citizens, North Adams exemplifies the strength that is a trademark of New England. North Adams contains an unusual collection of rare photographs that celebrate every aspect of the city. The book exemplifies how the population is a mosaic of cultures that sought a better life and wove an atmosphere of acceptance and sharing. An important part of that better life included the industry that made indelible imprints on the nation's history by producing pig iron for the Civil War's famous Monitor ironclad, by the engineering feat of the Hoosac Tunnel, and by leading the nation in the manufacture of fabrics, shoes, and electric capacitors. The diverse architecture that dominates hillside church steeples, the long gone Victorian depot station, the devastating floods, the majestic hot-air balloons, and the everyday faces of citizens are all captured here in striking photographs. Together they create the story of a city that always found a way to survive.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArcadia Publishing
    Release dateSep 18, 2012
    ISBN9781439627549
    North Adams
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    Robert Campanile

    Robert Campanile lectured and taught at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City before relocating to North Adams, where he designed the North Adams Museum of History and Science and the Vermont Covered Bridge Museum in Bennington, Vermont. He travels the Mohawk Trail through all seasons for inspiration and joy.

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      North Adams - Robert Campanile

      Adams.

      One

      MY HOMETOWN

      NORTH ADAMS, 1841. One of the earliest images of North Adams depicts just what a hometown meant to most people. The covered bridge leads to a broad Main Street, which passes a cupola-topped gristmill and heads for the steepled churches—all nestled in a comforting valley.

      MAIN STREET, 1850. This may be the earliest image of Main Street, a place where shade trees grew beneath a calm sky. Everybody owned the street—rich and poor, adult and child. A town’s main street symbolized the pulse of its people.

      NORTH ADAMS, 1850–1860. The peaceful atmosphere in this image will soon be disturbed by a house divided—the Civil War. The railroad has arrived to bolster its thriving mill industry, and the famous Hoosac Tunnel project has begun.

      NORTH ADAMS, 1872. This view looks northeast, past the railroad yards. At the time this photograph was taken, thrift and progress characterized the northern section of Adams, which would become North Adams, and the citizens were already weaving a mosaic of different cultures.

      MAIN STREET, 1875. Citizens transport themselves via sleighs on Main Street. The dominant round tower is the old Baptist church. In 1875, the town was still three years away from gaining independence from Adams. The population of about 10,000 was increasing as a result of industrial prosperity.

      WORKING ON WATER AND SEWER LINES. In 1898, the town became a city. By the turn of the century, water and sewer lines were being placed. This photograph of Main Street shows the workers and their progress.

      BROOKLYN STREET, 1889. In this view looking south down Brooklyn Street, the city has taken on its present-day look. The road, however, has not yet been

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