Williamstown Tower
(photo courtesy of a Mystery Contributor)

Town: Williamstown
County: Berkshire
Mountain or Hill: Berlin Mountain
Height above sea level: 2978 FT
Tower Structure Height: 50 FT
Latitude: 42-41-51
Longitude: 73-16-98
First date of operation: Aug 1, 1915
Type: Steel Tower

• This tower was a joint venture between Massachusetts, New York, and Vermont all paying some of the costs of its operation
• The town of Williamstown donated $300 toward the tower. Some of this was to enable public access via a ladder to the tower
• This was one of two towers constructed to replace the semi-blind site at the top of Mount Greylock in Adams
• The other site was Savoy
• The tower was staffed until 1923
• All that remains of this tower are the footings