Pittsfield

Pittsfield, capital of Berkshire county, Massachusetts, 151 miles by rail W. of Boston. Beautifully situated on a plateau where six lakes round the city give rise to the Housatonic River, it contains a marble court-house, a handsome athenæum, and a ladies' seminary, and has a fine park near its western border. Cotton and woollen goods, silk, boots and shoes, and tacks are manufactured. Pop. (1860) 8045; (1880) 13,364; (1890) 17,281.