In 1850, Herman Melville and his family moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts and named their new home Arrowhead. Arrowhead influenced him greatly in his writing. The view of Mount Greylock from his study window was said to be his inspiration for the white whale in Moby-Dick. He dedicated his next novel, Pierre, to Mount Greylock. His short story, “The Piazza” begins at Arrowhead and takes a journey to the mountain.
