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Recreation and Open Space: Resource Inventory

Table produced by Bill Labich, Senior Land Use Planner, Franklin Regional Council of Governments, Planning Department.

Questions about this information should be addressed to blabich@frcog.org.

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Table 4-3: Significant Scenic/Ecological/ Recreational/and Historic Landscapes/Environments in Charlemont

	*Stream Corridors*
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
1	Deerfield River	Priority habitat of rare species; High and low yield aquifers	High value; Non-motorized boating, fishing	Historic Native American trail; Hawk's, Rice's & Taylor's Forts, c.1740s
2	Pelham Brook	Priority habitat of rare species; Low yield aquifer
3	Todd Brook
4	Patch Brook	High yield aquifer in southern section
5	Legate Hill Brook	Low yield aquifer in southern section
6	Rice Brook			Prehistoric site
7	Vincent Brook
8	Maxwell Brook	Low yield aquifer
9	Tatro Brook
10	Davis Mine Brook
11	Mill Brook	Low yield aquifer		Historic sawmills site c. 1790s
12	Hartwell Brook	Low yield aquifer
13	Willis Brook	Low yield aquifer
14	Avery Brook	Priority habitat of rare species (southern end); Low yield aquifer		Historic sawmills, c. 1790s
15	Wilder Brook	Low yield aquifer
16	East Oxbow Brook	Low yield aquifer (southern end)
17	Albee Brook
18	Wheatherby Brook
19	Bozrah Brook	Low yield aquifer (northern end)
20	Chickley River	Low yield aquifer
21	Cold River	Priority habitat of rare species; Low yield aquifer		Prehistoric sites
22	Trout Brook
	Wetlands
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
23	Zoar Road wetlands	Diverse habitats
24	Mountain Road wetlands (north of Bald Mt.)	Diverse habitats
25	West Oxbow Road wetlands	Diverse habitats
26	Tea Street Wetland	Diverse habitats
27	Feder Wetlands	Diverse habitats
28	Avery Brook Wetlands	Diverse habitats
29	Windy Hill Wetland	Diverse habitats
	*Agricultural Lands*
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
30	Route 2, multiple farmstead sites			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
31	Heath Road, multiple farmstead sites			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
32	Route 8A, multiple farmstead sites			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
33	Kirin Farm, Mountain Road			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
34	Hawk Farm			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
35	Harris Farm			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
36	Griffin Farm			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
37	Hicks Farm			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
38	Blue Heron Farm, Warner Hill Road			Historical Agricultural Landscapes
	Historic Industrial Area
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
39	Hall Tavern Farm, Route 2			Historical Agricultural/Industrial Landscape
	*Villages*
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
40	Charlemont Center	Low yield aquifer	Concerts, boating, art exhibits	National Historic District, structures dating from 1749
41	East Charlemont			Historical Community Development Landscape
42	Zoar Village			Historical Community Development Landscape
	Recreational Areas
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
43	Mohawk Trail State Forest	Priority habitat of rare species; High yield aquifer	Hiking, swimming, fishing, cross country skiing, horseback riding	Indian encampment; Historic trail sites
44	Zoar Outdoor / Deerfield River		Non-motorized boating
45	Crabapple Whitewater/ Deerfield River		Non-motorized boating
46	Mohawk Park, Route 2 (Early Modern Tourist Cabins)		Cabins	c. 1930
47	Charlemont Fairground, Route 8A		Yankee Doodle Days, Reggae Fest	Established 1850
48	Hawlemont School		Baseball fields	Historic Structure
49	Indian Plaza		Native American Pow-wows	c. 1930
50	Campground		Camping
51	Berkshire East Ski Resort		Skiing, snowboarding
	Transportation Corridors
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
52	Route 2 (Historic Mohawk Trail)	Priority habitat of rare species; High and low yield aquifers	High value; Scenic views	Indian trail to Hudson Valley; Multiple historic sites; County Rd. laid out in 1754; 1914 auto highway
53	Railroad Depot and related system, Route 8A			Tracks through historic Hoosac Tunnel, 1875
54	Mahican Mohawk Trail	Priority habitat of rare species	High value; Scenic views	Historic Native American trail with native encampment sites
55	Route 8A			Historic 1760s highway to Heath
56	Legate Hill Road			Fort Pelham Highway (1750s)
57	Avery Brook Road			Road built to Heath in 1763
58	Old Center Heath Road			Road built to Heath in 1753
59	East Oxbow Road			Military Rd between Forts Morrison & Taylor
	*Cultural Sites*
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
60	Little Red Schoolhouse			Oldest one room brick schoolhouse in Massachusetts
61	Shunpike			Site of toll road bypass
62	Moses Rice Monument and Grave Site			Grave site of the first settler of the Town of Charlemont
63	Hawks Cemetery
	Unusual Natural & Geologic Features
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
64	Blueberry Peak	Bald rock hilltop
65	Burnt Hill	Bald rock hilltop
66	Pocumtuck	Bald rock hilltop
67	Buttonball Tree			Historic tree at Warner homestead
68	Historic Old Oak			Historic meeting place
	Scenic Views
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
69	Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway		Scenic views
70	Deerfield River		Scenic views
71	Berkshire East Ski Resort		Scenic views
72	Legate Hill Road		Scenic views
73	Warfield Road		Scenic views
	Unusual Natural Communities
Map #	Scenic Resources	Ecological/Geological Resources	Recreational Value	Historical Value
74	Rich, Mesic Forest	Rare habitat; Old growth forest
75	Rocky Summit/Rock Outcrop Community	Rare habitat
76	High Energy Riverbank	Rare habitat
77	Riverside Seep	Rare habitat
78	Bat Hibernaculum	Rare habitat

This information was provided by Bill Labich, FRCOG Planning Department

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Table of Contents:

Table 4-3: Significant Scenic/Ecological/ Recreational/and Historic Landscapes/Environments in Charlemont

Stream Corridors

Wetlands

Agricultural Lands

Historic Industrial Area

Villages

Recreational Areas

Transportation Corridors

Cultural Sites

Unusual Natural & Geologic Features

Scenic Views

Unusual Natural Communities

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