. The Boston and Maine Railroad; a history of the main road, with its tributary lines . ingly were forced tobuild one of their own, situated near the Mall on Highstreet, and only reached by crossing the Eastern Railroadtracks. After the consolidation of the Eastern and Bos-ton and Maine roads in 1890, this structure was changedto a freight house, and is still used as such. On May 7, 1851, the Danvers and Georgetown RailroadCompany was chartered to construct and maintain arailroad, commencing at some convenient point in George-town, thence running through Rowley, Ipswich, Boxford,Topsfield, Wen
. The Boston and Maine Railroad; a history of the main road, with its tributary lines . ingly were forced tobuild one of their own, situated near the Mall on Highstreet, and only reached by crossing the Eastern Railroadtracks. After the consolidation of the Eastern and Bos-ton and Maine roads in 1890, this structure was changedto a freight house, and is still used as such. On May 7, 1851, the Danvers and Georgetown RailroadCompany was chartered to construct and maintain arailroad, commencing at some convenient point in George-town, thence running through Rowley, Ipswich, Boxford,Topsfield, Wenham, or any of the said towns, to thevillage of North Danvers, there to enter upon and unitewith the Essex Railroad at some convenient point. Thecapital stock was to be $130,000. At the annual meetingof the Newburyport Railroad, held in September, 1851,at Newburyport, the directors were requested ... topetition the next Legislature for authority to unite theNewburyport Railroad Company with the Danvers andGeorgetown, . . provided the Danvers and Georgetownjoin in such GEORGETOWN RAILROAD STATION, ERECTED IN 1850From a photograph taken about I 865
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