North Adams, Massachusetts
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| Foundation : | 1745 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Massachusetts | ||
| County : | Berkshire County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 42 ′ N , 73 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 13,708 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 259.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 53.3 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 52.9 km 2 (approx. 20 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 215 m | ||
| Postal code : | 01247 | ||
| Area code : | +1 413 | ||
| FIPS : | 25-46225 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0607610 | ||
| Website : | www.northadams-ma.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Richard Alcombright | ||
North Adams is a city in Berkshire County in the US state of Massachusetts . North Adams is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. With 13,708 inhabitants, it is one of the smallest cities in the state. North Adams is known as the home of the largest museum of contemporary art in the entire United States, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA).
North Adams is in the Hoosic River valley and was founded in 1745 during King George's War . North Adams is independent from Adams , but both are named after Samuel Adams .
North Adams was an industrial city for a long time. The Arnold textile company had to close during the Great Depression , and the other major employer, the Sprague Electric Company, ceased operations in 1985.
education
In 1894 the North Adams Normal School was founded, now the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) with more than 2000 students.
sons and daughters of the town
- Andrea Barrett (* 1954), writer (not born there, lives there)
- Charles Albert Browne (1870–1947), agricultural chemist and historian of science
- Curtis Callan (* 1942), physicist
- Jack Chesbro (1874-1931), baseball player
- William James Durant (1885–1981), philosopher and writer
- Van Hansis (born 1981), actor
- Peter Laird (* 1954), comic artist
- Martin Melcher (1915–1968), film producer
- Bruce Russett (* 1935), political scientist
- John Schwarz (* 1941), physicist
- Frank Julian Sprague (1857–1934), electrical engineer, inventor (went to school there)
- Jane Swift (born 1965), politician
- Frank Vincent (1939-2017), actor
Web links
- northadams-ma.gov (English)