Mt. Sugarloaf

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

About this item

Mt. Sugarloaf is a survivor of millions of years of geological movement. Its distinctive shape comes from encounters with glaciers that scraped away its sides to form sheer sandstone walls. The reddish color of Sugarloaf’s sandstone, or “arkose”, comes from iron deposited at the bottom of the deep Lake Hitchcock, which once covered this region.  The iron was below enough water that oxygen could not “rust” or decay it.

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Item typePostcard
PhotographerUnidentified
Datecirca 1905
PlaceSouth Deerfield, Massachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
Land, Environment, Geography
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Catalog #1997.08.01.0086
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Mt. Sugarloaf. Photograph. ca. 1905. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-0086/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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