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Identifier: suburbanhomesono01oldc (find matches)
Title: Suburban homes on the "Old Colony." A directory for those who seek a suburban residence
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Old Colony Railroad Company. Passenger Dept. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Old Colony Railroad Company Railroad stations Suburban homes Cities and towns
Publisher: Boston, Passenger Dept., Old Colony Railroad
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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marking the beginning of theCape Cod Division of the OldColony Railroad. Population,about 5,100. Excellent publicschools, besides Eaton FamilySchool and Pratt Free School.Churches, — three Baptist, three Congregational, two Methodist andone Catholic. A savings bank. A manufacturing town. Good hotelsand boarding-houses. Building lots, from $50 to $1,000. TheNantasket River, Assawamsett Pond, and several lesser fresh-watercollections afford fine fishing and diversify the scenery. AssawamsettPond is the largest sheet of fresh water in the State. The town hasinteresting historic associations, and was the scene of some of MylesStandishs most daring exploits. Fifteen miles to Plymouth and thesea-shore. Excellent for summer or permanent residence. A growingplace, with many fine estates and dwellings. From Middleboro the OldRoad continues, via Myricks, to terminus in Fall River. Middleborois also a terminus of the Middleboro, Taunton & Providence Branchof the Old Colony Railroad. 4;>
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44 LAKEVILLE. 36 miles from Boston.3 trains from Boston, -week days.3 trains to Boston, -week days.1 train each way, Sundays. Season Ticket, 3 mos $38.OO Five-trip Ticket 3.00 Fare, one way 85 A beautiful chain of lakesand ponds lying within andabout the borders of this townlias given its name. Lakevilleis one of the finest of inlandsummer resorts and dwelling-places. Assawamsett Pond,three by five miles in extent, abounds in excellent fish, including land-locked salmon and black bass. It is in the •heart of the regionmade famous by the early Indian wars and associations, and somemost exciting transactions took place upon it> waters or around them.All tin1 waters of the town abound in fish. The finest facilities forcamping parties—clubs, families or individuals—are here naturallyprovided. Tor rural scenes, nail, restful country life and health-giving situations and occupations, no country resort can surpass this.About 1,200 population; 170 farms. ACUSH^ET. A very pleasant tow

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  • bookyear:1889
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Old_Colony_Railroad_Company__Passenger_Dept___from_old_catalog_
  • booksubject:Old_Colony_Railroad_Company
  • booksubject:Railroad_stations
  • booksubject:Suburban_homes
  • booksubject:Cities_and_towns
  • bookpublisher:Boston__Passenger_Dept___Old_Colony_Railroad
  • bookcontributor:The_Library_of_Congress
  • booksponsor:Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:54
  • bookcollection:library_of_congress
  • bookcollection:americana
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