By trolley through eastern New England . ift of George G. Snow. This fountain furnishesa continuous supply of ice water during the summer the centreof the city throughcars may be takenfor many points —Nantasket Beach,North Easton,Norton, Mansfieldand other sec-tions. (See map.)Another line runsto BrocktonHeights andStoughton, thereconnecting withlines for Canton and the east side of the Blue Hill Reser-vation. (See map.) Another line (see page 46) runsthrough to New Bedford, and still another to Plymouth. Practically all cars radiatin2:in all directions from thecity pass the door o
By trolley through eastern New England . ift of George G. Snow. This fountain furnishesa continuous supply of ice water during the summer the centreof the city throughcars may be takenfor many points —Nantasket Beach,North Easton,Norton, Mansfieldand other sec-tions. (See map.)Another line runsto BrocktonHeights andStoughton, thereconnecting withlines for Canton and the east side of the Blue Hill Reser-vation. (See map.) Another line (see page 46) runsthrough to New Bedford, and still another to Plymouth. Practically all cars radiatin2:in all directions from thecity pass the door of the Hotel Belmont, which has becomeas popular with the trolley tourists as it has always beenwith the cyclists. Its furnishings and cuisine appeal tothe hungry traveller. From Brockton the Newport excursionist takes theshort line to Taunton, following the old Boston and Taun-ton turnpike through South Easton by cedar swamps,proves and picnic grounds, and through a portion of NorthRaynham to Taunton, or via the Bridgewaters and Rayn-. Taunton River, near Dighton 52 BY TROLLEY THROUGH ham, described elsewhere. Either route is delightful, andevery moment is enjoyable. The terminus of both lines isat the green in Taunton, where the first flag, bearingthe device Union and Liberty, was unfurled. Tauntonhas a great variety of industries. Here are cotton mills,foundry and machine shops, boiler works, silver works,brick kilns, tack, nail and screw factories, also the herringways. There are several branch lines running out ofTaunton. These are described under the heading ofBranches out of Taunton. The ride from Taunton to Fall River is a delightful ._ . mi /I \ ? at BBSl * 1 ^Sk^m^smM k_^^ -^ View from Old Stone Bridge, Taunton one, following the course of the beautiful Taunton Riverand through the charming old towns of Dighton andSomerset. Dighton was at one time very important as the centreof the shipping industry. It was the port of entry forFall River until 1834. The disu
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