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Identifier: trolleytripsthro05hart (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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Collegeand the Coburn Classical Institute are both here. Local trolleys run north to FAIRFIELD and BENTON on theKennebec, and above all, west to OAKLAND. This town makesmore scythes than any other place in the world. It should makemore fishing rods, for it is at the northern tip of Lake Messalon-skee, one of the far-famed Belgrade chain. From this point oneeasily reaches any of the lakes, which are indeed among theprettiest of Maines inland waters. They teem with black bassand salmon and afford superb fishing. Waterville is a highlyimportant railroad junction, and the hourly trolley makes con-nection at this point for Moosehead, Bangor, Bar Harbor. Here we are at last in the very Heart of Maine, its woodslakes and streams spread around you. Of America New Englandis the play ground: Maine is the play ground of New England. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ;Mainewill furnish the play; let each of the other 47 States furni?h theboy! For Trolley Timetables—See Back of Book 51
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We Twist Around Historic Guilford Green NEW YORK TO BOSTON Via New London — in four easy stagesLet us now introduce you to the NEW ROUTE, by whicha thro trolley traveler from Manhattan to the Hub may continueall the way along shore from New York and New Haven toNew London and Watch Hill, and then take his way from thereto Boston, via Providence, the heart of Little Rhody. NEW HAVEN TO NEW LONDON New Haven to Saybrook — the shore wayThe Saybrook car leaves from NEW HAVEN Union Depot,four minutes later State and Chapel Sts., in the heart of theshopping district, then along State Street. In GUILFORD Square eastbound and westbound cars meetand pass, at—10 minutes past the hour, and here a side linebranches off to STONY CREEK. Guilford was settled in 1639,and this central plot, round which gathers the towns life, waslaid out in imitation of the New Haven Green. To visit thefree Historical Museum owned by the State, walk a half-milesouth from the Green. The collection is in an edifice

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