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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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eMetropolitan Park System, and has many and varied at-tractions. If it is desired to return to Lynn another waya walk to Glen-Lewis Pond will bring one to cars runningback to Lynn via Wyoma Lake and Wyoma Village. Cliftondale and Maiden are reached by another linefrom the square, the car running through open farmingcountry in Saugus and then through East Saugus and Clif-tondale, passing Franklin Park Trotting Park before en-tering the residential portion of Maiden. Nahant Beach, famous for its handsome residences,rocky cliffs and its fish dinners and seashore attractions, isreached by a short run from Central Square or the rail-road station by another electric line. East Saugus and Saugus Centre are reached by stillanother branch which runs from Lynn through a countryof market gardens, orchards and farms, the line continuingon to Melrose, where connections may be had for Lowell,as well as other points in the Mystic Valley. ,^ U J4 : -m WSEB^.- ^T^^^^m Peabnji ■ tj m
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148 BY TROLLEY THROUGH Peabody and Danvers are reached by electric linesfrom Lynn as well as Salem. Both are quaint and inter-esting towns. The line from Central Square, Lynn, afterleaving the business section of the city, passes Spring,Browns and Bartholomew ponds, with their semi-publicpicnic grounds. At the last-named pond a short walkbrings one to Ship Rock, the largest bowlder in EssexCounty. Passing through South Peabody the car runs intoPeabody, named for George Peabody, the great Londonbanker and philanthropist, who was born here. The Pea-body Institute on Main Street contains many interestingrelics, including the portrait of Queen Victoria given byher to Mr. Peabody. In the square is a monument to theminutemen of Peabody and Danvers, near the site ofthe famous Bell Tavern. In the square is the Old BerryTavern, a popular place for trolley parties. On the linefrom Peabody to Danvers, at a place called Rogers Gate,there is a magnificent view of the surrounding country.One may lo

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