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The 1746 Attack on Fort Massachusetts

The 1746 Attack on Fort Massachusetts

by Dusty Griffin

Saturday, November 8th, 11:00 am

Many local residents have heard about the colonial fort, once located in the current parking lot of Price Chopper on Rt. 2 in North Adams. They may even have heard about the attack by French and Indian soldiers in August 1746. But the episode has received little sustained attention from historians, and a number of questions remain without clear answers: Why was the fort built there? Why was it attacked? Why was it quickly overwhelmed? Who was responsible?

DustyGriffinSqDusty Griffin taught English literature at Berkeley and NYU for 40 years before retiring in 2009. A 1965 graduate of Williams College, he has published a number of scholarly books on 17th- & 18th-century English poetry. Williams College history, the local history of Williamstown are topics he has treated in writing and in lectures. He is a frequent contributor to the Williamstown Historical Museum lecture series.

To view a video of Dusty’s lecture click here:  “The 1746 Attack on Fort Massachusetts”