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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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he Indians called this part of Dorchester, theterminus of the Boston line is at Mattapan, beautifullysituated on the Neponset River, but the car runs throughto Canton and Stoughton. Soon after leaving Mattapanthe cars pass the residence of Arthur Merritt, owner of thefamous Savinhurst Kennels, where a fine view is had of theBlue Hill range. Running between giant elms, one comesto the beautiful residence of Park Commissioner E. P.Whitney, with a fertile valley off to the left. From herethe car speedily descends the hill, only to ascend another,from which a wider view is had to the right of the elegantresidences of Brush Hill Road and other parts of Milton.On a street bordered by elms of giant proportions the carpasses near the fine residence of W. E. C. Eustis and runsinto another valley, where a glance to the right revealsReadville and buildings and track of the Trotting Asso-ciation. Passing the Rotch estate on the left, with itsornamental pagoda, near which the line leads off to the
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EASTERN NEW ENGLAND 5/ right to Readville, the car leaves the fine residences, withtheir windmills scattered among the trees, and goesthrough another shaded section to Canton Avenue, thewesterly entrance to the Blue Hill reservation, containing4,857 acres and stretching away for miles on the left. Atthe base of the Great Blue Hill it is worth while to pausein the journey and make the climb to this peak,which com-mands such a magnificent view. The Great Blue Hill is635 feet above sea level, and the road to the summit passesthe Casino buildings and then leads off through a beautifulgrove known as the Wolcott Pines, winding to the right upthe hill through a growth of oaks and birches to come outupon the summit. Here is the Rotch Observatory, world-famous for its meteorological experiments made with kites,and from the bald summit on which it stands the eye roamsover the wilderness to the eastward, the great city on thenorth, the seeming plains of southern and southwesternMassachusetts on

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