By ToddC4176 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
The Berkshires town of Savoy is a mountaintop community that includes the beautiful Tannery Falls, mineral springs, and the Savoy Mountain State Forest. The local section of the Westield River offers excellent fly-fishing. Berkshires lore has it that Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith lived and proselytized in Savoy for a time around 1810, before moving westward.
Savoy, MA facts:
- Town Hall: 720 Main Rd.
- Phone: (413) 743-4290
- Population: 705
- Settled/Inc’d: 1777
- Named for: Savoy, France?
- Elevation: 1,880′
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A little research shows that the Joseph Smith who preached in Savoy cannot have been the Joseph Smith Jr. who later became the founder of the Mormon Church, since he would only have been about four or five years old at the time (born Dec. 23, 1805). It’s possible,however, that the Joseph Smith who came to Savoy was his father, having temporarily left young Joseph with his mother and siblings back in Vermont.