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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Sheffield

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Sheffield, Massachusetts

Updated April 11, 2023

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Unusual Attractions in Sheffield

The covered bridge where it all started

Sheffield, Massachusetts

Thom Reed UFO Monument Park

The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.

Photograph of Colonel John Ashley House, Sheffield, Massachusetts.

Sheffield, Massachusetts

Ashley House

The former residence of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved African-American woman who successfully sued for her freedom.

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Newsboy statue in Great Barrington, MA

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Newsboy Statue

Dedicated in 1895, this is the world's first tribute to the hardworking newspaper delivery boy.

5 miles from Sheffield

Bash Bish Falls

Mount Washington, Massachusetts

Bash Bish Falls

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

7 miles from Sheffield

The “Green Stake” on Mount Frissell.

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South Slope of Mount Frissell

The highest point in Connecticut was incorrectly memorialized before surveyors discovered the actual spot.

7 miles from Sheffield

Site where Margaret Hamilton passed away

Salisbury, Connecticut

Noble Horizons Retirement Home

Retirement home where the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West passed away.

8 miles from Sheffield

The sign that mentions the site’s significance.

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Site of Alice's Restaurant

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

12 miles from Sheffield

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Stories About Sheffield

Podcast: Ashley House

A history that intertwines the American Revolution with the seeds of abolition in the North.

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Elizabeth Freeman Demanded Her Freedom—and Helped End Slavery in Massachusetts

A monument to the formerly enslaved woman will soon stand in the town she called home.

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