. Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger . Ithas also quarries of stone, which are becoming yearlymore valuable. Xatick, seventeen miles distant from the city, (called bythe Indians the place of hills,) is watered in part byCharles River; it contains several delightful ponds, wellstored with fish. The southern pai^t of Long Pond is inthis to^vn, and is seen from the cars while passing. Thefirst Indian church in Xew England was established herein 1660, under the direction of the apostle Eliot. Framingham, twenty-one miles from Boston, has theSudbury River passing through its ce
. Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger . Ithas also quarries of stone, which are becoming yearlymore valuable. Xatick, seventeen miles distant from the city, (called bythe Indians the place of hills,) is watered in part byCharles River; it contains several delightful ponds, wellstored with fish. The southern pai^t of Long Pond is inthis to^vn, and is seen from the cars while passing. Thefirst Indian church in Xew England was established herein 1660, under the direction of the apostle Eliot. Framingham, twenty-one miles from Boston, has theSudbury River passing through its centre. Its fisliing,fowhng, and other sports make it an agreeable place ofresort. Hopkinton is twenty-four miles from Boston, and Graf-ton thirty-eight miles. The T^estem, Nashua, Norwich,and several other routes pass over this road, and throughWorcester, to gain Boston. OLD COLONY DEPOT AND ROAD. 89 Not far from this depot stands The Old ColonyAND Fall River Depot, at the corner of Kneeland andSouth Streets. It is a plain, substantial building of and very convenient. This road was opened for travelon the 19th of November, 1845, and extends from Bostonto Fall River, and from Braintree to Plymouth. Thebranch roads connecting with it are the South Shore, CapeCod, IMilton, Middleboro, and Taunton roads. South Boston, the first stopping place, was formerly apart of Dorchester, and is connected with Boston by twobridges, and also by the Old Colony and Fall River Rail-8- 90 BOSTON SIGHTS. road. Dorchester, four miles from Boston, lies on Dor-chester Bay, in Boston harbor. It is mider a high stateof cultivation — fruits, vegetables, and flowers being raisedhere in great abundance; and this town, in consequence ofthe facilities for reaching Boston, has become a favoriteplace of residence for many of its citizens. Xeponset Village, five miles from Boston, situated inthe town of Dorchester, is on the Xeponset River, nearits mouth. It has considerable trade, and the populationis
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