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Identifier: summerhomesamong03cent (find matches)
Title: Summer homes among the mountains on the Central New England railway ..
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Central New England railway company. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: (Pittsfield, Mass., Sun printing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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he advantages of many cities; for the same public spirit, whichexisted at the time the railroad was built, still helps to mould the-town. Some five years ago work was commenced on Norfolks newwater plant. The supply is obtained from Lake Wangum, a beau-tiful sheet of water located about four miles from the village, on thetop of a high mountain encircled by forests. Its heignt of nearly250 feet above the village green, the fact that there are but two orthree buildings located on the entire water shed, and that the lakeis supplied by means of never-failing springs, insure perfect freedomfrom contamination. With all these advantages Norfolk is accessible, for a throughtrain carries the summer sojourner from the Grand Central Depot inNew York, without change of cars, to the hill town. This town isless than two hours ride from Hartford and but three from NewHaven. Here one can find good, wholesome board at some roomy, oldfarm house at six dollars per week, or the epicurean who frequents 38
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Delmonicos will find on the menu everything that can be providedby the genial host who is proprietor of the.Hillhurst. And a wordabout the Hill hurst. It is a large, airy hostelry, accommodatingover a hundred guests, and surrounded by long verandas, fromwhich extensive views may be obtained. The Stevens House, a most commodious hotel, surrounded by abeautiful lawn and shade trees, is a popular house. It was at thishotel one season that the Appalachian Mountain Club, of Boston,made headquarters. DRIVES FROM NORFOLK. Around Haystack .Mountain. miles. Doolittle Pond, 4 Lake Wangum, 4 Winsted, 8 Winsted—return via Grantville, 18 ►South Norfolk. 4 Winchester, 9The five-mile square drive southwest of the village, Joy Mountain Tower in Goshen, 10 Mohawk Mountain Tower. 1J> Colebrook, 6 Colebrook—return via North Colebrook, Doolittle Pond. 15 Canaan. 7 Canaan Mountain. 6 Campbells Falls. 5 Ashley Falls, via Campbells Falls. 11 Litchfield, 18 Great Barrington, 18 HEIGHTS AROUND NORFOL

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