Cheshire, Massachusetts - Cheshire Cheese Monument

Address:: Church Street, Cheshire, MA [Show Map]
Directions:: About a half-mile east of Hwy 8. Corner of Church and School Sts.

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Cheshire, Massachusetts - Cheshire Cheese Monument

A lovely commemoration of a truly big cheese. The Cheshire Cheese Monument, Cheshire, Massachusetts (Berkshires). It commemorates the making of a massive cheese which was shipped to the President of the United States, where it was displayed at the White House. While not the greatest to look at (a cast concrete cheese press), cheese-lovers may take heart that this monstrous cheese was so honored. [Ray Coffey, 07/31/1997]

[RA: The original cheese press produced a half-ton cheese which was sent to newly-elected President Thomas Jefferson in 1802! BTW, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is the name of a crusty London pub once frequented by Charles Dickens.]

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