Looking Down the Trail from Western Summit

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

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The Massachusetts State Legislature named the Mohawk Trail a scenic route in 1914. The existence and history of the trail goes back much further. Originally a travel route for the Indigenous peoples of the Northeast, it was later traveled by European settlers and their descendants. It was chartered as a turnpike in 1797 to facilitate travel between Western Massachusetts and the towns of the Connecticut River Valley. Travelers and tourists have long appreciated its scenes of natural beauty, made more accessible with the invention of the automobile.

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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/FormatPrinting; Photography
Catalog #1999.03.0038.05
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Curt Teich and Company, Incorporated, photographer. Looking Down the Trail from Western Summit. Photograph. ca. 1915. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1999-03-0038-05/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.

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