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Title: Trolley trips through New England ..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: New England -- Description and travel. (from old catalog) Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Guyde publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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briefly thefirst three; the last, from here all the way to Boston, is fullydescribed on page 42 following, and makes up our second, fine,new, Through V/ay to Boston: Side Trip—Bridgeport to Waterbury. the river way Bridgeporters! or those called to Bridgeport by care orpleasure—take this scenic way north; it cuts across and rejoinsat Milldale our main route (New Haveners may join at Derby). Beyond STRATFORD we obtain a splendid view of the Housa-tonic, here broad and shoal. Running along the bluffs, v/eeventually swing around a high out-corner, snatching a glimpseof Derby Hill across the river, then descend the heights to thelittle manufacturing village of SHELTON, and crossing throDERBY, connect with the Waterbury car at EAST DERBY. The car now speeds along the east bank of the Naugatuck,and thro Derbys sister village, ANSONIA. The road soon passeshigh up above the rocky gorge of the river, and for severalmiles the outlook is of wild grandeur. 16 Trolley Trips Through New England
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Waterbury Lives Around the GreenWATERBURY, CONN. The Green forms the center and is the heart of Waterbury.LAKE QUASSAPAUG LAKE QUASSAPAUG is, next to Bantam, Connecticutslargest fresh water sheet, and offers some vftry pretty scenery.It is a great resort of campers and canoeists, launches, row-boats and canoes; and the passer thro Waterbury cannot dobetter than run out to Quassapaug. TORRINGTON, HIGHLAND LAKE, WINSTED There lie in Northwestern Connecticut two towns of moderatesize, but great activity, linked by an electric line. These are themanufacturing communities of TORRINGTON (Conleys Inn)and WINSTED (Winchester). From Torrington, LITCHFIELDand beautiful BANTAM LAKE may be reached by jitney.HIGHLAND LAKE PARK This is the chief merry-making resort for the two towns. Hero155 a dance hall, theatre,, and pavilion in a grove, seating 500.

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