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Welcome to the home page of Arrowhead, home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863. It was at Arrowhead that Melville wrote his most famous work, Moby-Dick, along with three other novels, Pierre, The Confidence-Man, and Israel Potter, a collection of short stories entitled The Piazza Tales, all of his magazine stories, and some of his poetry. Arrowhead is now a house museum interpreting the life of the Melville family in the Berkshires. It is owned and operated by the Berkshire County Historical Society, a non-profit corporation.

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  • Herman Melville and Arrowhead
  • The Restoration of Arrowhead
  • Calendar of Events
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  • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Other Melville Resources