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Hinsdale is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,872 at the 2000 census. [edit] History
Originally part of Northern Berkshire Township Number 2 and including all of Peru and part of Middlefield, the town was first settled in 1763 and was officially incorporated as Partridgefield in 1771. Named for Oliver Partridge, one of the three purchasers of the town (along with Governor Francis Bernard), the Western Parish officially broke away from its eastern half and incorporated in 1804, renaming itself for the family of Rev. Theodore Hinsdale, who also owned an important woolen mill. The mill was the center of economic activity in town until the Great Depression, when it closed. Hinsdale, along with neighboring Dalton, MA, is home to two national historic pathways: the Appalachian Trail (a National Scenic Trail), and the Boston and Albany Railroad on which operates the Lake Shore Limited passenger rail service that has run continuously from Boston to Chicago since 1899. However, the Hinsdale train depot located in the town center was closed in the 1930s shortly after the closing of the mill, and the actual intersection of the two paths lies at the also decommissioned train depot just north in Dalton. [edit] Research Tips
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