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Tourist Spot Attractions In Charlemont

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Tourist Spot Attractions In Charlemont

  • 1. Bissell Covered Bridge Charlemont
    The Bissell Bridge is a historic covered bridge on Heath Road over Mill Brook in Charlemont, Massachusetts. The TECO Enhanced Long through truss bridge was built in 1951 by the T. J. Harvey Company, to a design by the Timber Engineering Company and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation . The bridge is 92 feet long, and rests on stone-faced reinforced concrete abutments. Mill Brook passes fifteen to twenty feet below the bridge at normal water levels. It was the first covered bridge to be built in Massachusetts in the 20th century, replacing an earlier covered bridge that dated to about 1881.The bridge is sited near an old mill dam and pond, and is not far from the house of Henry W. Bissell, for whom it is named. The town appropriated $1000 for its construction in 1880, and it is a...
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  • 2. Hail to the Sunrise / Mohawk Park Charlemont
    Hail to the Sunrise is the name of a monument in Charlemont, Massachusetts. The monument features a prominent statue of a Mohawk Indian and a reflecting pool. It is a major feature of Mohawk Park, a roadside park located beside Massachusetts Route 2, the Mohawk Trail.The bronze statue depicts a Native American man in traditional wardrobe looking eastward with his arms extended. He faces the direction of the rising sun and is said to be greeting the Great Spirit. The casting stands upon a large boulder. A tablet in the shape of an arrowhead at the base of the statue reads: Hail to the Sunrise - In Memory of the Mohawk Indian. The pool is lined with 100 inscribed stones from various tribes and councils from throughout the United States.
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