Down the Slope and Approaching Hair Pin Turn

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The Mohawk Trail in Western Massachusetts crosses Hoosac Mountain, connecting Greenfield at the east end with North Adams to the west. The Massachusetts legislature chartered a toll road in 1797, that was to run between Charlemont and Hoosac Mountain. The current road more or less follows this older route. This postcard shows early motorists descending the mountain and approaching the Trail’s famous Hairpin Turn. The Mohawk Trail was, by the turn of the 20th century, one of the earliest and most famous of the nation’s designated “scenic routes.”

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Item typePostcard
PhotographerCurt Teich and Company, Incorporated
Datecirca 1915
PlaceMassachusetts
TopicTransportation, Travel, Tourism
EraProgressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography; Printing
Catalog #1999.03.0038.04
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Curt Teich and Company, Incorporated, photographer. Down the Slope and Approaching Hair Pin Turn. Photograph. ca. 1915. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-03-0038-04/. Accessed on December 3, 2024.

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