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| | PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts • Historic New England |
 | | There are in Pittsfield 6 woolen and 2 cotton mills, and manufactures of muskets, iron castings, tin ware, leather, hats, carriages, prunella buttons, chairs, corn brooms, cabinet ware, andc.; total amount, the year ending April 1, 1837, $688,716. |
 | | Pittsfield is one of the pleasantest towns in New England: it lies 1,000 feet above the level of the sea, in a fertile valley between the Taughkannick [Taconic] and Green mountain ranges. |
 | | The village is well located and contains many beautiful buildings, which, with the fine scenery and well cultivated farms that surround it, presents a great variety to charm the eye and to gratify the taste of the intelligent agriculturalist. |
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