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  Staveleigh House bed and breakfast - Sheffield, Massachusetts. Sheffield Bed and Breakfast Inns.
Staveleigh House bed and breakfast - Sheffield, Massachusetts.
From Boston and vicinity- take the Massachusetts Turnpike West to Exit 2 and follow signs to Route 7 South.
Noted below are the approximate distances from Sheffield, Massachusetts.
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  Sheffield, Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
Sheffield was first settled in 1726 and was officially incorporated in 1733.
The Sheffield Resolves, or Sheffield Declaration, was an early Colonial American petition against British tyranny and manifesto for individual rights, drawn up as a series of resolves approved by the Town of Sheffield on January 12, 1773 and printed in The Massachusetts Spy, Or, Thomas’s Boston Journal on February 18, 1773.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheffield,_Massachusetts   (532 words)

  
 Sheffield (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Sheffield is the surname of many of the characters on the notable television program, The Nanny.
Sheffield Shield is the former name for a domestic first class Cricket competition in Australia now called the Pura Cup.
The Sheffield Patent is the common name of a 1623 documented titled "The Charter for the North Shore of Massachusetts Bay".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sheffield_(disambiguation)   (250 words)

  
 Sheffield Massachusetts, 1890   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ashley Falls and Sheffield (centre) have each a Methodist church; and near the last are a Congregationalist, an Episcopal and a Roman Catholic church.
The other village is Sheffield Plain, north of the centre; or the two may be considered one village, extending for several miles along the Housatonic, and presenting a neat, quiet and handsome appearance.
Sheffield sent 200 men into the Union armies during the last war.
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 Descendants of John Nicholson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
      v.   SARAH A was born in 1832 at Sheffield, England.
I can convey some idea of the injuriousness of this occupation only by asserting that the hardest drinkers among the grinders are the longest lived among them, because they are longest and oftenest absent from their work.
She was shown as being a beer house keeper on Fornham Street, Sheffield in the 1841 and 1851 census.
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 CargoMaster: Newsflash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Sheffield Pottery, located in rural western Massachusetts, delivers pottery supplies to schools, commercial pottery shops, and artists throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States.
As a result, Sheffield Pottery purchased a custom-built, heavy-duty Class 8 tri-axle truck with a 35-foot trailer and a gross vehicle weight of 80.000 pounds.
The easiest solution to this unloading dilemma came to Sheffield Pottery in the form of a specialized freight handling system that could be readily retrofitted within the truck cargo body.
www.wayneusa.com /CargoMaster/CM_Sheffield.asp   (502 words)

  
 Long Road-Mum Bett
Colonel John Ashley of Sheffield, Massachusetts purchased Elizabeth Freeman (c.1742?–1829) known as Mum Bett, and her sister, young children of native Africans.
Having heard a reading of the Declaration of Independence and discussions of the new Massachusetts Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Mum Bett went to attorney Theodore Sedgwick to obtain the equality promised in those documents and to claim her liberty under the law.
Built in Sheffield in 1735, this house is the oldest in western Massachusetts.
www.masshist.org /longroad/01slavery/bett.htm   (246 words)

  
 Town of Sheffield, Massachusetts Home Page
Sheffield is a picturesque New England town located in the Housatonic River Valley of Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts.
Comprised of two villages, Sheffield and Ashley Falls, the town’s development pattern has been greatly influenced by its physical features: the Housatonic River and its wide floodplain; the Schenob Brook wetland complex and the steep slopes of the Berkshire Hills on the east and the Taconic Range on the west.
Located on US Route 7, Sheffield is approximately one hour from Hartford, Springfield and Albany, and two and one-half hours from Boston and New York City.
www.sheffieldma.gov /Pages/index   (219 words)

  
 Sheffield, Massachusetts
Sheffield, Massachusetts, in Berkshire county, is 36 miles NW of Bristol, Connecticut and 100 miles N of New York, New York.
In Sheffield, try going next door to borrow a cup of sugar or an inkjet printer cartridge -- home offices are quite common in Sheffield.
Sheffield is more walker- and bicycle-friendly than most places its size.
www.citytowninfo.com /places/massachusetts/Sheffield   (415 words)

  
 Find Churches in Sheffield Massachusetts - FlockFinder.com
A lot of churches in Sheffield Massachusetts already have a website, but for the most part, the people viewing the site are their own members.
For some time, churches in Sheffield Massachusetts have been pressured to get a website hoping it would be an effective tool and a way to promote church growth.
churches in Sheffield Massachusetts would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_massachusetts/sheffield/churches_sheffield_massachusetts.html   (491 words)

  
 Sheffield, Massachusetts MA, town profile (Berkshire County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Sheffield, MA Sheffield is a town in Berkshire County, in the Pittsfield metro area.
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sheffield was $25,492, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Sheffield, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $517.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=3125   (514 words)

  
 Sheffield Massachusetts Information
Sheffield, Massachusetts accomodations, resorts, inns and B&Bs might be just what you need for a good nights rest.
Special events such as sales events, school social events, sports events and even marathon running events in Sheffield, Massachusetts can be found or posted on our free to use and free to print 2006 calendars.
Our Free Sheffield, Massachusetts community forums allows you to talk to other people in your hometown about the community issues that concern you.
www.hometownusa.com /ma/Sheffield.html   (1000 words)

  
 North America United States Massachusetts Localities S Sheffield
The Colonel John Ashley House - Home built in 1735 in which, according to tradition, the Sheffield Declaration of 1773 was drafted.
Sheffield Local News: Topix.net - Local, regional, and statewide news collected from diverse sources on the web.
Sheffield, Massachusetts - Brief historical overview and guide to the community.
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 Direct TV Sheffield Massachusetts Directtv Sheffield Directv - Much Better Than Cable TV Town MA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Directv Sheffield Massachusetts has turned out to be the Revolution in the Satellite TV provider of the Age.
A Directv Sheffield Massachusetts customer is let to record their favorite programs while watching another one.
DIRECTV Sheffield Massachusetts offers an incredible selection of entertainment for every member of the family -- all in the 100% digital-quality picture and sound that Directv is known for.
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 Sheffield Massachusetts Vacation Rentals - Vacation Homes, Condo Rentals
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 Massachusetts - The Conservancy and Sheffield Family Protect 56 Acres
January 15, 2004 (Sheffield, Mass.) — The Nature Conservancy recently purchased a five-acre property on Barnum Street near the Connecticut State border from Neil and Kathleen Chrisman of Sheffield, Massachusetts and New York City.
This purchase joins more than 900 contiguous protected acres in the Schenob Brook Watershed, and is the last of several land protection projects — totaling 56 acres — the Conservancy has conducted with the Chrismans over several years.
The program works in partnership with communities, organizations, businesses and individuals to sustain the ecological health of the Berkshire Taconic landscape and all the plants and animals that depend upon it.
nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/massachusetts/press/press1318.html   (651 words)

  
 The Foliage Network - Foliage Network Spotters - Massachusetts
The region boasts of the Basketball Hall of Fame; Volleyball Hall of Fame; Six Flags New England; Dr. Seuss National Memorial; University of Massachusetts, Amherst College, Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College and six other private colleges; Four museums grouped in a Quadrangle, and the Eastern States Exposition grounds.
The Central Massachusetts Region is at the heart of the state from the New Hampshire border to Connecticut.
Across the Charles River is Cambridge, a city with mixed cultures and home to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) and Harvard, the nation's oldest university founded in 1636.
www.foliagenetwork.com /spotters/northeast_us/Massachusetts   (726 words)

  
 SheffieldChapel.org
We're a non-denominational, Christian Bible ministry located in the beautiful southern Berkshires, in the town of Sheffield, Massachusetts.
Sheffield Chapel exists to serve families by providing solid Biblical and Christian teachings, Christian fellowship, upbeat worship, Bible studies, and opportunities for ministry, all in a warm and nonjudgmental environment.
Sheffield Chapel is an ideal place to attend an educational and relevant church service, whether you have extensive church experience or little or no church background.
www.sheffieldchapel.org   (207 words)

  
 Sheffield, Massachusetts 01257 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Sheffield, Massachusetts 01257 - The Berkshires - Berkshire County
The first English settler to cross the "hideous howling wilderness" into Berkshire County was Matthew Noble of Westfield who arrived in 1725.
The town had some of the best land in the county and as a result had a population that, for the first half of the nineteenth century, was the largest in the county, save Pittsfield.
www.berkshireweb.com /themap/sheffield/sheffield.html   (176 words)

  
 Sheffield Massachusetts car rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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 Sheffield, Massachusetts Local Phone Service and Long Distance: Reduce your Phone Bill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Sheffield, Massachusetts Long Distance and Local Phone Service Features...
If you are interested in local phone service and competitive long distance and intrastate rates in the Sheffield, Massachusetts area, then let us help you find the best plan at the best price for your home or business.
We have access to several long distance and local phone service providers that serve Sheffield, Massachusetts.
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 Sheffield, Massachusetts Garden and Plant Nurseries
For more nurseries in the Sheffield area of Massachusetts, choose a city from the list on the right.
Sheffield Landscaping Gardening Nurseries Discount Nursery Plants Plant Nursery Supplies Tree NurseryOrganic Gardening Garden Decor
Copake Falls, NY 8 miles from center of Sheffield.
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 Berkshire Taconic :: Human history :: The Industrial Revolution
In fact, marble quarries in Sheffield, Massachusetts produced some of the stones used to erect the lower half of the Washington Monument.
With settlements in Massachusetts growing, entrepreneurs in the early 1800s received charters to construct toll-collecting turnpikes.
In 1846 the people of Sheffield planted 1000 American elms along a mile and a half of road in their town in an effort to preserve the rural character of their town.
www.lastgreatplaces.org /berkshire/history/art6165.html   (494 words)

  
 Berkshire Taconic :: Human history :: The American Revolution in the Berkshire Taconic landscape
Tombstones for the Ashley family, in Sheffield, Massachusetts.
In the first decade of independence, the Berkshire Taconic Landscape witnessed the final clash of Shay's Rebellion, which occurred when former soldiers and Patriots revolted against the ways in which the new federal structure was disrupting local economics and autonomy.
Colonel Ashley and local militia engaged a band of rebels along what is now Egremont Road in Sheffield, Massachusetts, killing several and wounding more than thirty.
www.lastgreatplaces.org /berkshire/history/art6163.html   (318 words)

  
 Sheffield Massachusetts (MA) Real Estate - Homes for sale   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Unfortunately a Sheffield, Massachusetts real estate professional has not been assigned to Homebuyer's Resource.
During the interview process the MA real estate agent may be asked to explain how they would work with someone in your price Sheffield with your housing requirements.
Once we locate an agent that meets our qualifications, with a pleasing and helpful personality, plus the time to properly assist you; they will be offered your name and contact information.
www.buyers-agents.org /Massachusetts/S/Sheffield.htm   (438 words)

  
 Sheffield Massachusetts MA, Prescription Drug Reference, Canadian Pharmacy Drug, Online Discount Canadian Pharmacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
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