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Housatonic, Massachusetts
Housatonic is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Great Barrington in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,109 at the 2010 census. It was named from the Housatonic River.
==History==
The village formed in the early 1800s around textile and paper mills. At its peak, Monument Mills, a textile manufacturer, occupied five factory buildings totaling and had 500 employees. Mill workers, many of whom were immigrants, were housed in tenements.〔Robin Catalano (2008), (A Bend in the River ), ''Berkshire Living'', accessed July 12, 2011〕
Monument Mills closed in 1956. After undergoing a period of decline, the village has been revitalized by the presence of art galleries and related commercial activity. The town's Ramsdell Public Library is located in Housatonic.〔 Monument Mills and Rising Paper Mill are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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