Clarksburg Town Library

CLARKSBURG, MA.

Clarksburg was first settled in 1769 by Captain Matthew Ketchum, Nicholas Clark, and others. It is related when Colonel William Bullock measured out the grant which bears his name he was compelled, to complete his complement of 23,000 to extend it around Bernardston’s grant. He intended to reach the Vermont line, but not knowing where it was, and careful not to lose any part of his grant by going into that State, he stopped a mile short of the line and proceeded westward four or five miles along the north line of Bernarston’s grant and [North] Adams.  The part of Bullock’s grant which lies north of this grant and town and west of Monroe, together with the gore which separates it from Williamstown and Vermont, originally constituted Clarksburg.  A part of it was annexed to Florida [MA] on May 2, 1848.  originally, the Town contained 10,400 acres. As early as 1829 four mills were running all year round.  Briggsville, where the earliest post office in the Town was established and had A.A. Lee for its Postmaster.  Clarksburg was officially incorporated in 1798.