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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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hurried tourist may reach New London or Norwichpleasantly over night from New York, and then explore atleisure the Thames Valley and its charming neighborhoods.27. New London, Conn. (State St. Parade) to CRESCENT BEACH (20C.lh.) -20 past OCEAN BEACH (50.1501.) OO-I5-3045 —Flanders (4001.) Niantic (5501.) westerly (33c.1h.40m.) 5-25-45 ff Norwich (2oc.ihr.) 15-45 past fl willimantic (45c.2h.2001.) -45 f Fare $1.00 Fare $1.00 CHELSEA LINE Passenger and Freight Service A quick way A cool way A rheap way ^Between New York, New London and Norwich, Conn.^ connecting at the latter points by steamer, trolley or railroad with WATCH HILL, BLOCK ISLAND, SAG HARBOR and all points in Eastern Conn, and Western R. I Passenger Steamer Chelsea leaves NORWICH 5.15 p. m„ NEW LONDON 8.30 p. m. SUNDAYS, TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS. Leaves NEW YORK, Brooklyn Bridge Pier, East River, under Brooklyn Bridge, 5 p. m. MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, FRIDAYS. Fare $1.00 Outside Staterooms $1.00 New York to Boston via New London
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A CHARACTERISTIC VIEW, FROM REYNOLDS HILL NEAR MYSTTC New London to Westerly via Groton.The Shore Run to Watch Hill. Take ferry to Groton, where car waits. Up the hill soars the Groton Monument, erected in memoryof that hard-fought defeat of Groton Heights, 1781. Climbthe Monument (15c.) if you will, but indeed we cannot betterthe view that one obtains from the ramparts of the old fort. Aglorious blue, the harbor stretches before you. Take car for the breezy alongshore ride. Our way shall twistthro salt little ports and quaint ship-building villages; a coun-try that never grew up and all the more interesting thereby; acoast historic thro its exposed position and the harrying of theBritish privateers. The car soon glides over the bridge into Poquonoc, and thenover hill, through dale, past Mumfords Cove and GrotonLong Point. This place is being boomed as a summer cottageresort. Beyond Noank stands on a hill the historic Fort Rachel, hastilythrown up in 1813 by citizens of Mystic as defe

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