Popular resorts, and how to reach them . 98 POPULAR RESORTS, AJS^D HOW TO REACH THEM. unite near Fall River ; the line to Provincetown, the end of Cape Cod ;that to Woods Hole, the mainland terminus of the Vineyard and Nan-tucket steamers; the line to Plymouth Rock, passing through theAbingtons, Plympton, and Kingston ; the Sea-Shore Line, throughQuincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Nantasket, Cohasset, theScituates, Marshfield (the home of Webster), and South Duxbury, theAmerican station of the French Cable, to, and intersecting, thePlymouth Line at Kingston ; also the suburban Branches, Sha
Popular resorts, and how to reach them . 98 POPULAR RESORTS, AJS^D HOW TO REACH THEM. unite near Fall River ; the line to Provincetown, the end of Cape Cod ;that to Woods Hole, the mainland terminus of the Vineyard and Nan-tucket steamers; the line to Plymouth Rock, passing through theAbingtons, Plympton, and Kingston ; the Sea-Shore Line, throughQuincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Hingham, Nantasket, Cohasset, theScituates, Marshfield (the home of Webster), and South Duxbury, theAmerican station of the French Cable, to, and intersecting, thePlymouth Line at Kingston ; also the suburban Branches, Shawmut,Milton, and BOAT-HOUSE LANDING, NEWPORT R. No more beautiful summer routes can be selected for a day tripfrom the metropolis, than from these shore lines. Notwithstanding thiswas the earliest settled portion of New England, considerable sections ofit still exhibit a primitive wildness. The following are among the notedsummer resorts reached by the Old Colony Railroad : — Wollaston Heights, in the northerly portion of the old town ofQuincy, is situated upon a beautiful eminence overlooking BostonHarbor and the surrounding country. Good hotel accommodations. Hingham. — This ancient town is a favorite resort for summer resi-dents, is situated but seventeen miles from Boston, upon the southerlyshores of Boston Bay, has many agreeable attractions, both for the touiistand the temporary resident. POPULAR RESORTS, AND HOW TO REACH THEM. 99 Nantasket Beach is rapidly rising into popularity, although moreof a local than a general character. The beach is long, and just like allthe sandy frills of our At
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