By trolley through eastern New England (1904) (14590074677)

Identifier: bytrolleythrough1904derr (find matches)
Title: By trolley through eastern New England
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Derrah, Robert H., comp
Subjects: New England -- Description and travel Guidebooks
Publisher: Boston, Mass.
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: UMass Amherst Libraries



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uth Weymouth to Rockland,traversing a section well known to sportsmen for duckshooting. Keeping to the main line, the tourist soon comes toSouth Braintree, where a branch line maybe taken to Ran-dolph, Highland Park and Brockton. The main )^ne fromSouth Braintree lies through a charming, fertile countryto Holbrook. The town was named in honor of Elisha N.Holbrook, who gave the Town Hall and Public LibraryFrom the hills of Brookville, just beyond, a fine view of thesurrounding country may be had. 46 BY TROLLEY THROUGH Montello is the next point of interest. This is theresidential section of Brockton. A fifteen minutes ridebrings one past Brockton Common into the centre of theShoe City, famous as the home of the Douglas shoe.Brockton is a street railway centre of no small degree.From here cars may be taken for Nantasket Beach, Taun-ton via Bridgewater and Taunton via Easton, or MiltonLower Mills and Boston, and to Plymouth. There aremany shorter lines running to Stoughton, North Easton,
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House Rock, WeymouthLargest Bowlder in Eastern Massachusetts Whitman, Rockland, Abington and East Bridgewater.These lines are described elsewhere. For lunch stop at the Hotel Belmont. From Brockton a line runs to New Bedford throughthe most picturesque part of the Commonwealth. This isknown as the Lake Region or as King Philips Country.The ride to the old whaling city takes one through Cam-pello, noted for its market gardens, which produce greatquantities of fine vegetables yearly. The road lies throughan open farming country to West Bridgewater. This wasthe first interior settlement of the Plymouth Colony. A EASTERN NEW ENGLAND 47 good view of the standpipe is had on the left, and the StateFarm may be clearly seen in the foreground. The townof Bridgewater has many shaded streets and fine publicbuildings. The Bridgewater Inn is charmingly located to theleft of the square, and the excellent meals served at a verylow rate have made it a popular place for tourists. The old burying ground