Identifier: trolleytripsthro01hart (find matches)
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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e salmon which, at one time, abounded in the river.Ware is quite a trading center for this farm and hill sectionof Central Massachusetts, and a branch trolley line runs toGilbertville, five miles north. As the car climbs the mountain, a very pretty view of theWare river valley to the north is obtained. Wickaboag Lakesoon comes into view. This beautiful sheet of water has avaried shore, in some places with groves of fine old trees.At this point the line to Warren runs off to the southwest. The most prominent object on the Common in West Brook-field is the handsome fountain, which was a gift to the town.The place is a typical village of the higher class, and hrspleasant homes, churches and a fine library around the Com-mon. This whole section is one of considerable natural beauty;green meadows, pine woods, ponds and streams furnishing avariety of scene. Fine views overlooking central Massachusettsmay be had from several points on the line. Description: New York to Boston and Portland 37
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THE BANISTER COMMON, BROOKFIELD, MASS. Fifteen minutes farther on is Brookfield (Brookfield Inn),where we pass the Green, or Banister Common. This tract wasowned by Seth Banister and Solomon Banister, and the latterconveyed it on Oct. 9, 1773, to a committee of the town. Thebeautiful rows of shade trees were set out about eighty yearsago. The town is pleasantly situated amid hills and lakes. Spencer was the birthplace of Elias Howe, the inventor ofthe sewing machine, and is one of Massachusetts thriving shoetowns. See on the .right Moose Hill (1,000 feet above sealevel). Leicester sits on a hill, and clustered around the center arethe Town Hall, several churches and the buildings of the Leices-ter Academy. It is a fine old New England village, very quietand restful. Some beautiful views may be had from here, andin the distance may be descried the spires of Worcester. <^< ,(Jra.nby\S Hid ley Fairs *? i r */ a <£&0<£ iNBrookfield WORCESTER BrookfieldVi^ •SPRINGFIELD

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