By trolley through eastern New England (1904) (14753589766)

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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the right, and on all sides are the greatshoe factories for which Lynn is so famous. Before reach-ing the splendid library and City Hall, the car passesalong South Common Street, on the right, the oldest churchand first burying ground. Central Square is the terminusfor all electric lines. These run in all directions, affordingmany pleasant side trips. (See Branch lines from Lynn.) Continuing on the main line from Lynn, a Salem caris taken through upper Swampscott, past many fine resi-dences on Lafayette Street, South Salem, the car after ashort run reaches the terminus near Salem City Hall.Salem has manyinteresting branch lines and is, in fact, anim-portant street railway centre. (See Branch lines from Salem.) In Salem itself much of interest is to be seen, for itwas founded in 1623, before Boston became a town. Herelived Hawthorne, Bancroft and other men of letters ; herewas the centre of the witchcraft delusion, and it was once Smith <t TbayerCo., Boston, make W^acbest^r Neuters*
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EASTERN NEW ENGLAND 107 the principal seaport in the New World. Of the historichouses, that of Roger Williams is on the corner of Northand Essex streets; the Shattuck House, of witchcraft fame,is at 317 Essex Street; the Pickering Mansion, built in1649, is at 18 Broad Street; and the house visited byLafayette in 1784 and by Washington in 1789 is at 13«Federal Street. Hawthornes birthplace was at 21 UnionStreet, and the.House of the Seven Gables is at 64 TurnerStreet. Gallows Hill, where those convicted of witchcraftwere executed, is at the head of Hanson Street. Resuming the journey on the main line to Gloucester,a Beverly car is taken, running down Essex Street. On theright in Derby Square is the Salem Town Hall and Market,built in 1816, and just beyond is the East India MarineHall, open to visitors free on week days and containingmany scientific specimens and models of naval architecture.A little farther on, on the left, are the Cadet Hall, theSalem Athenaeum and Library and the Es