Lenox Dale, Massachusetts
In the 1940s and 1950s, Lenox Dale also had a package store, a second church, a Richfield gas station, A Mobil gas station, a Chrysler-Plymouth dealership, a barber shop, a cocker spaniel kennel, two grocery stores, a fire department, a resident constable, an elementary school and a beauty parlor. In earlier years it was called Lenox Furnace as there was a glass manufacturing facility there. In the 1700s and early 1800s Lenoxdale was a prominent spot for German and Scottish hunters. In the early twentieth century, many immigrants from Europe came to the area to work in the glass factories and sometimes in the mines. When the factories began to close down, the majority of the population and business began to leave. A trolley bus link had originally gone to Lenox, but later shut down.
References
- ^ "Glass making in Lenox". Lenox History. February 11, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
42°20′10″N 73°14′43″W / 42.33611°N 73.24528°W