Buckland’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Buckland. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Buckland was first settled in 1742 as "No Town", as it was not currently part of either the village of Charlemont or Ashfield, which the land belonged to as one large town. A sawmill was set up that year by Othneil Taylor and Asaph White, and eventually settlement occurred. However, the townspeople did not want to cross the Deerfield River or travel the long distance to Ashfield Village to attend services, so they petitioned the Massachusetts General Court for a separate incorporation. The town was incorporated on April 14, 1779, as Buckland, presumably named for the abundant hunting in the area.
Buckland was the birthplace of Mary Lyon, founder of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, now known as Mount Holyoke College.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Buckland’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Buckland’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewBuckland, Massachusettslabel QS:L…, 1850: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Buckland, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Buckland, Massachusettslabel QS:Len,"Buckland, Massachusetts" (1850) and it appears here side by side.
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