Weir Park Gazebo - Great Barrington, MA
N 42° 12.082 W 073° 20.912
18T E 636340 N 4673454
This metal and stone gazebo is in a small green at the intersection of MA route 23 and US route 7 in Great Barrington, MA.
Waymark Code: WM13FA5
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2020
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This gazebo is primarily metal, painted green with a stone bench for seating underneath. The small pocket park is called Weir park, and the gazebo actually has some history associated with it. At one time it was a Trolley Shelter, as can be ascertained from the following link:
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It is located in a part of Great Barrington known as Belcher's Square, so named for Gill Belcher, who in 1772 was arrested for counterfeiting the currency. A monument for Knox's March is nearby.