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Shelburne Falls is a historic village in the towns of Shelburne and Buckland in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The village is a census-designated place (CDP) with a population of 1,731 at the 2010 census. [ 3 ]
The Odd Fellows' Hall is a historic Odd Fellows' hall at 1-5 State Street on the Buckland side of Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.Built in 1877, and rebuilt after a damaging fire in 1895, it has been a focal point of the business district on the Buckland side of the village since its construction, serving an active Odd Fellows chapter until 1963.
The remainder of the Shelburne Extension was formally abandoned in 1943 along with the Turners Falls Branch, though neither line had been used for trains since the early 1930s. [16] However, the Boston and Maine Railroad purchased and reactivated the Turners Falls Branch from Cheapside to Turners Falls, a distance of 4 miles (6.4 km). The B&M ...
The Shelburne Woman's Club sponsored the project in 1928. In 1929, eighty loads of loam and several loads of fertilizer were brought to the bridge. Several women's clubs around town raised $1,000 in 1929. [6] In 1975, a photographic study was conducted of Shelburne Falls. One of the concerns of the town was the deterioration of the bridge ...
Shelburne Fire Tower. The stone observation tower atop Massaemett was constructed in 1909 through the efforts of a private group made up of prominent citizens of Shelburne Falls. There had been at least two prior observation towers on the site during the 19th century. One burned and another was destroyed during the infamous Portland Gale of ...
Shelburne Falls Truss Bridge carries Routes 2A and 112 across the Deerfield River. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.9 square miles (51.5 km 2), of which 19.7 square miles (50.9 km 2) is land and 0.19 square miles (0.5 km 2), or 1.05%, is water. [4]
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The museum also has a small assortment of equipment that is not related to the Shelburne Falls & Colrain Street Railway, including an ex-Central Vermont caboose, a Central Vermont handcar, two MBTA PCC cars, and other railroad and trolley equipment. The Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum is located in the old Buckland Freight yard.