. The Street railway journal . PARK RAILWAY STATION banks are many charming summer cottages. In the dis-tance the Wanoosnocs and Wachusett Mountain are visibleas a background. The lake itself covers about 94 running time from Depot Square, Fitchburg, to thepark is about fifteen minutes, over a line which is soon tobe entirely double tracked. The approach to the park ison a gradual slope, the car passing into its domains amid. VIEW OF THEATER One of the most noted of these parks is located at Wha-lom Lake, Mass., about 3^ miles from Fitchburg, in thenorthern part of Worcester County.
. The Street railway journal . PARK RAILWAY STATION banks are many charming summer cottages. In the dis-tance the Wanoosnocs and Wachusett Mountain are visibleas a background. The lake itself covers about 94 running time from Depot Square, Fitchburg, to thepark is about fifteen minutes, over a line which is soon tobe entirely double tracked. The approach to the park ison a gradual slope, the car passing into its domains amid. VIEW OF THEATER One of the most noted of these parks is located at Wha-lom Lake, Mass., about 3^ miles from Fitchburg, in thenorthern part of Worcester County. The city of Fitch-burg has a population of about 33,000, and is in close prox-imity to the towns of Leominster, Shirley, Ayer, Lunen-burg and Lancaster, while the cities of Worcester and Clin-ton, aggregating perhaps 150,000 people, are within easyaccess. To satisfy a demand in a territory where publicparks and amusement resorts were scarce, the Fitchburg &Leominster Street Railway Company purchased in 1893, ortbereabouts, a tract of land of great natural beauty on theshores of Whalom Lake and developed it success was instant, and under careful management andby liberal policy it has grown to be a resort of the mostnoteworthy character. In the season of 1901, the expenses a fine grove of giant pines standing in very thick clusters,bordered by white birches. In the center is a large openlawn, with numerous wal
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