Windsor, Berkshire, MA

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New England Gazetteer, Boston, 1839:
Windsor, Mass.

   Berkshire co.  This town is situated on the ridge of high lands which divides 
the waters of the Housatonick and Connecticut.  Branches of the Housatonick and 
Westfield rivers rise here.  There are some good fish ponds in the town, but no 
important streams.  The surface of the town is much broken, but the soil is warm 
and finely adapted for grazing.  There are some excellent farmers in Windsor, and 
the production of the dairy and cattle are considerable.  In 1837, there were 7,157 
sheep in the town, principally of the Saxony and Merino breeds.  Their wool weighed 
21,387 lbs., and sold for $10,521.  This town is remarkable for the longevity of its 
inhabitants; which is doubtless owing to the purity of its air and water.

Windsor contains beds of serpentine and soapstone.  It is 117 miles W. by N.
from Boston, 18 N.N.E. from Lenox, and 12 E.N.E. from Pittsfield.
Incorporated in 1771.  Population, 1837, 887.