. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. Conn.; the Bridgeport Line, between NewYork and Bridgeport, Conn.; the New London and Block IslandLine, between Norwich, New London and Watch Hill. R. I., andBlock Island ; and the Boston Merchants Line, a freight line be-tween New^ York and Boston by the outside route. The Fall River Line was established in 1847. ^^^^ service ofthe Fall River Line between Boston and New York was superiorin every way and the Line achieved success from the very start. The establishment of a through water and rail
. Fall River, Massachusetts, a publication of personal points pertaining to a city of opportunity. Conn.; the Bridgeport Line, between NewYork and Bridgeport, Conn.; the New London and Block IslandLine, between Norwich, New London and Watch Hill. R. I., andBlock Island ; and the Boston Merchants Line, a freight line be-tween New^ York and Boston by the outside route. The Fall River Line was established in 1847. ^^^^ service ofthe Fall River Line between Boston and New York was superiorin every way and the Line achieved success from the very start. The establishment of a through water and rail connection be-tween these cities was made possible by the completion in 1845 ^^a railroad from Fall River to Boston. It was opened for travelJune 9, 1845. Colonel Borden and his brother, who had estab-lished steamboat service between Fall River and New York earlythat year with a small craft named the Eudora, were stockholdersand directors in the new railroad. It was first known as the FallRiver Branch Railroad. In August, 1845, ^^^o months after the an <a CJ 1; 11 I « • I • •• :a1. J STEAMER PROVIDENCE road was opened to traffic, its rights and franchises were trans-ferred to the Fall River Railroad Company. The terminus of the railroad was at South Braintree, whereconnection was made with the Old Colony Railroad to is recorded that the number of passengers carried the tirst yearwas 59,382 and that the net earnings were $10,335. ^^^^ ^*^^^^cost of building the railroad was $829, The Bay State Steamboat Company was the corporate title ofthe company which established the steamboat service betweenFall River and New York. It was organized in 1846 with a cap-ital stock of $300,000. The fleet of the new line consisted of twosteamboats, the Bay State and Massachusetts. Up to the time ofthe establishment of the Fall River Line there had been scarcelyno improvement or outward change in appearance of the steam-boats that navigated the Sound. The Fall River Li
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