Persip Park - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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Site #7 on Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail
About: Alfred K. Persip was the first Black from Berkshire County to enlist at the outbreak of World War I. Brothers Charles (1892–1982) and John “Popeye” Persip (1887–1983) also served in the war. Their maternal grandfather, Charles Hamilton served in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1983 Persip Park corner of North Street and Columbus Avenue, was dedicated to the Persip family.
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