Great Barrington ceremony commemorates Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery

Russell commemorates Knox Trail’s 250th anniversary with wreath laying

RUSSELL — A wreath laying took place on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Henry Knox Monument located on the corner of General Knox Road. It was among many area commemorations of the 250th anniversary of Jan. 12, 1776, when Knox led a crew of teamsters driving oxen and carrying cannons captured from the British at Fort Ticonderoga in New York through the Berkshire hills, and then through Westfield on his way to Cambridge to challenge the occupation of Bost…

Great Barrington ceremony commemorates Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery

Great Barrington — Berkshire County kicked off celebrations for the United States Semiquincentennial on Saturday, January 10, with a commemoration of Henry Knox’s Noble Train of Artillery. On May 10, 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, the Green Mountain Boys—led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold—captured Fort Ticonderoga in New York from British troops. Continental Army Colonel Henry Knox subsequently transported 60 tons of cannons an…