Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . pecial study ^ of the history oftransportation facilities in and about Boston,the first report to the Massachusetts Legisla-ture in favor of a railroad for passenger trafficwas made in 1827 when it was decided that theidea was feasible. At this time it was plannedto have a path on each side of the rails, likethe canal tow paths, for the horses who shouldconvey the cars. Already Gridley Bryant hadin this fashion drawn from the granite quarriesin Quincy to the Neponset River near by thegranite us
Romantic days in old Boston; the story of the city and of its people during the nineteenth century . pecial study ^ of the history oftransportation facilities in and about Boston,the first report to the Massachusetts Legisla-ture in favor of a railroad for passenger trafficwas made in 1827 when it was decided that theidea was feasible. At this time it was plannedto have a path on each side of the rails, likethe canal tow paths, for the horses who shouldconvey the cars. Already Gridley Bryant hadin this fashion drawn from the granite quarriesin Quincy to the Neponset River near by thegranite used in the construction of BunkerHill Monument. To be sure, there had beenmuch opposition to the granting of the charternecessary for the construction of this railroad,involving as it did the taking of a right of wayby eminent domain. But the patriotic purposefor which the road was to be used finally causedthe vote in its favor to be carried by a baremajority. ^ From the Stage Coach to the Railroad Train and the Street Car. ,3.;:i- iiil OLD BOWDOIN SQUARE, SHOWING AN EARLY HOME OF TRAIN LtiEU iN 1835 ON IIKST TRIP OVER bOSTON A_i\J> LOWELLROAD. Pasre 345.
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