Trolley trips through New England .. . passes Norwalk route now goes thro WESTPORT and SOUTHPORT. Thescenery is interesting, with occasional glimpses of Long IslandSound, and in Southport fine old houses. Roger Ludlow, intimate of Hooker, came to the spot now calledFAIRFIELD at the head of a band of pioneers in 1639. Landwas purchased of the Indians, and with great foresight thevillage was platted just as seen to-day. Among the things tosee here may be mentioned the Judge Roger M. Sherman man-sion (The House with the Sixty Closets); the Four Houses leftstanding after the burning of F
Trolley trips through New England .. . passes Norwalk route now goes thro WESTPORT and SOUTHPORT. Thescenery is interesting, with occasional glimpses of Long IslandSound, and in Southport fine old houses. Roger Ludlow, intimate of Hooker, came to the spot now calledFAIRFIELD at the head of a band of pioneers in 1639. Landwas purchased of the Indians, and with great foresight thevillage was platted just as seen to-day. Among the things tosee here may be mentioned the Judge Roger M. Sherman man-sion (The House with the Sixty Closets); the Four Houses leftstanding after the burning of Fairfield; Old Powder House(preserved by the D. A. R.) ; and the site of the whipping postand stocks on the Green. ^ r^^^>rSA^y^/rUki^cW^Es^ Gre enw/chi tH> f. L Po^t ChesterV ^ -.^^^ ^ ^fvr-sj^ Sprmqdaie. S^ „r^ ; ^Nevv -3^ f)< ^y^jo A^-i-^^ ^A^^^ Sound ^Rochelle^^^o ;^ /sz/?/v^ soc/a/o ?5: Nt^ ^ Moroton ^Point tA>\^vsi^, ^>li How to Get Out of New York into New England—by Trolley. Trolley Trips Through New England
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