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About Questing (New Marlborough

Questing is a 438-acre (177 ha) open space preserve and colonial era historic site located in New Marlborough, Massachusetts within The Berkshires. The property, acquired in 1996 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is named for a mythical beast from Arthurian Mythology called the Questing Beast.
From Wikipedia, "Questing (New Marlborough, Massachusetts)", CC BY-SA 4.0.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Questing (New Marlborough, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.

Map

Where Questing (New Marlborough is

USGS topographic map around Questing (New Marlborough — USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

32 historic USGS maps cover Questing (New Marlborough

Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.

1885 Sheffield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1888 Sandisfield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1888 Sheffield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1891 Sheffield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1893 Sandisfield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1893 Sheffield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1897 Sandisfield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1897 Sheffield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1899 Housatonic sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1900 Housatonic sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1907 Sandisfield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
1943 Housatonic sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
1946 South Sandisfield sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1948 Ashley Falls sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
1948 South Sandisfield sheet, 1:31,680 · GeoTIFF download
1948 Albany sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download

Showing the first 16.

Directions

Getting there

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Before you go

Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.

Sources

Wikipedia, "Questing (New Marlborough, Massachusetts)": coordinates and summary.
Wikidata Q7271509.
USGS GNIS 607512.
USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).