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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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, andone seems in the midst of a vast solitude, where, if one ex-cept the great reservoirs, no sign of the hand of man can beseen. We next pass thro Framingham Center. Crossing the Sud*bury River, the Massachusetts State Muster Grounds are passedon the right. Next, the car line spans Lake Cochituate. We cross the square at Wellesley Hills. Here connectionmay be made for Wellesley, where are the beautiful countryplace and gardens of the late Mr. Hunnewell, who spent alarge part of his life in beautifying his estate. The ItalianGardens are especially attractive, and are visited by manystrangers. Wellesley College, founded by Henry F. Durant,occupies a picturesque location on the shores of Lake Waban. Now thro beautiful Brookline, not only the most accessible ofBostons suburbs, but also, most wealthy. It is celebrated forits charming homes, and beautifully shaded, well-kept streets.Brookline is still a town and town meetings hold full sway. Description: New York to Boston and Portland 41
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MASSACHUSETTS STATE CAPITOL, BOSTON BOSTON, MASS. To New York, 260 miles, fare $3.75. To Portland, 125 miles, fare $2.05. The City of Boston is famous throughout America for itspre-eminent social advantages and for the most delightful andaccessible suburbs of any city in the world. The stranger willfind that the many points of historical and general interest inthe city and suburbs may be easily reached thro the splendidsystem of subway, elevated and surface cars. A very complete free Trolley Information Bureau will be found at thePassenger Department of the Bay State St. R. R., 15 Milk street—(telephone4559 Main), opposite the Old South Church. They will gladly give any andall information about trolleys throughout Massachusetts.—For short tripsaround the Hub, see page 106.

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