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Title: By trolley through eastern New England
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Derrah, Robert H., comp
Subjects: New England -- Description and travel Guidebooks
Publisher: Boston, Mass.
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries

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ch valley. Ahead of the car is NormalHill, on which are located the buildings of the State NormalSchool and the Framingham Water Works standpipe. Coming into Framingham Centre, an interesting oldvillage, the car goes by the old Central Hotel, once afamous hostelry, on the right. After leaving the villageone comes to the old basin of the Metropolitan water sys-tem, called the Framingham Reservoir. Passing on, thecar runs through the little village of Fayville, a pretty Winchester* Heaters for hot water or steam heat. 88 BY TROLLEY THROUCiH rural town among the hills overlooking the great basin.Leaving the village and following along the edge of thewater, one soon comes to Whites Corner, where a transfermay be made to cars running through to Marlboro andHudson. This side trip is a delightful ride, making a half circlearound the great water basin, affording a fine view of thesurrounding country. Passing through a section of South-boro, the Episcopal St. Marks School for Boys is passed on
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Photo by Dadmun On the Charles River the left After a short run over a hill one enters Marlboro.This is an historic town, where Eliot had a village of pray-ing Indians, and the place was attacked by King Philipswarriors in 1676. On the left of Main Street is the hneHoly Trinity Episcopal Church, a gift to the parish by J.Montgomery Sears. Going through the business district,passing the railroad station on the left and the newhigh school building on the right, the car comes to theSoldiers Monument nearly opposite the G. A. R. Hall, in Gurney Steam and Hot Water Heaters—The standard for efficiency and economy. EASTERN NEW ENGLAND 89 which .hangs the John Brown bell, captured by Marlborotroops at Harpers Perry. In the square is the fine FirstBaptist Church, built of granite. From here the cars runover the hills through a beautiful country into Hudson, theterminus of the line. One of the sights of the town is thefalls of the Assabet River. Connections may be made herewith Worcester, Fit

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