. Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England . f the roadway, the condition wasmade that the turf should be kept in perfect condition between therails. The trolley people have kept the pledge. ROUTE 50. Springfield, and a side trip ** fromSpringfield to Holyoke, Mount Tom andNorthampton, then to Williamsburgh atthe foot of the Berkshires. Springfield will ever have a warm place in the memory oftrolley travelers, because of the beauty of the approaches to it andthe exits from it. Historically all this valley is cro
. Trolley exploring : an electric railroad guide to historic & picturesque places about New York, New Jersey, and New England . f the roadway, the condition wasmade that the turf should be kept in perfect condition between therails. The trolley people have kept the pledge. ROUTE 50. Springfield, and a side trip ** fromSpringfield to Holyoke, Mount Tom andNorthampton, then to Williamsburgh atthe foot of the Berkshires. Springfield will ever have a warm place in the memory oftrolley travelers, because of the beauty of the approaches to it andthe exits from it. Historically all this valley is crowded with re-minders of the savage Indian, King Philip, and the cruelties of hiswar. The Court Square of Springfield is an ancient place. This isone of the most bustling of New England cities, and the latter dayresidences on its outskirts are delightful. The journeyer may notwait over here, perhaps, but he should walk about between cars;better yet rest for a few hours and dine at the Worthy House. As indicated above, there are some admirable trolley side trips out of Springfield. The road to Boston runs to the East, these. Connecticut and Massachusetts. 81 * side trips are to the West. One is to Holy ok© by way of WestSpringfield—Holyoke, that splendid water power city, whereineverything is made, paper especially—and to Mount Tom. Holyoke is 50 minutes away, 10 miles, 10 cents. Movint Tom,the most famous mountain in Western Massachusetts, 4 miles further,5 cents additional (half an hour). Mount Tom should be climbed,by a connecting trolley car, for its view. From Holyoke also onecan trolley to NortnaLmpton, where college girls abound andNovelist George W. Cable lives (10 cents), and from Northamp-ton to WilliacmsburgK at the foot of the BerksKires (onehour, 10 cents), or to Amherst, of great renown (seven milesaway). In Springfield there is the historic United States Arsenal, de-voted to the manufacture of small arms. This can be visited onapplication to the commanding off
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